Holographically corrected telescope for high-bandwidth optical communications.
We present a design for an optical data communications receiver-transmitter pair based on the holographic correction of a large diameter, poor-quality, reflecting primary mirror. The telescope has a narrow bandwidth (<0.1 nm) with good signal frequency isolation (>60 dB) and is scalable to meter-class apertures. We demonstrate the correction of a reflector telescope with over 2000 waves of aberration to diffraction-limited operation, capable of handling data transmission rates up to 100 GHz.
Andersen
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Laser and Optics Research Center, U.S. Air Force Academy, Suite 2A31, 2354 Fairchild Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80840, USA. geoff.andersen@usafa.af.mil
Knize
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