For diffraction-limited optical systems, an accurate physical optics model is necessary to
properly evaluate instrument performance. Astronomical observatories outfitted with …

Off-axis optical systems have several important advantages over on-axis ones. However,
high polarization aberrations, which play important roles in many applications, become …

Polarization aberrations originating from the telescope and high-contrast imaging instrument
optics introduce polarization-dependent speckles and associated errors in the image plane …

The Coronagraph Instrument of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman
Coronagraph) will be capable of both total intensity and polarization measurements of …

Integrated optical models allow for accurate prediction of the as-built performance of an
optical instrument. Optical models are typically composed of a separate ray trace and …

This study is focused on the very high dynamic imaging field, specifically the direct
observation of exoplanetary systems. The coronagraph is an essential technique for …

Context. To directly image rocky exoplanets in reflected (polarized) light, future space-and
ground-based high-contrast imagers and telescopes aim to reach extreme contrasts at close …

A major goal of proposed future space observatories, such as the Habitable World
Observatory, is to directly image and characterize Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars to …

Polarization observations through the next-generation large telescopes will be invaluable for
exploring the magnetic fields and composition of jets in AGN, multi-messenger transients …