Advances in optical/infrared interferometry

F Eisenhauer, JD Monnier… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
After decades of fast-paced technical advances, optical/infrared (O/IR) interferometry has
seen a revolution in recent years:▪ The GRAVITY instrument at the Very Large Telescope …

Detection of the gravitational redshift in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole

R Abuter, A Amorim, N Anugu, M Bauböck… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
The highly elliptical, 16-year-period orbit of the star S2 around the massive black hole
candidate Sgr A✻ is a sensitive probe of the gravitational field in the Galactic centre. Near …

MIRC-X: a highly sensitive six-telescope interferometric imager at the CHARA array

N Anugu, JB Le Bouquin, JD Monnier… - The Astronomical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Michigan InfraRed Combiner-eXeter (MIRC-X) is a new highly sensitive six-
telescope interferometric imager installed at the CHARA Array that provides an angular …

An image of the dust sublimation region in the nucleus of NGC 1068

O Pfuhl, R Davies, J Dexter, H Netzer, S Hönig… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
We present near-infrared interferometric data on the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068, obtained
with the GRAVITY instrument on the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope …

High contrast at short separation with VLTI/GRAVITY: Bringing Gaia companions to light

N Pourré, TO Winterhalder, JB Le Bouquin… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Since 2019, GRAVITY has provided direct observations of giant planets and brown
dwarfs at separations of down to 95 mas from the host star. Some of these observations …

[HTML][HTML] Single-mode waveguides for gravity-i. the cryogenic 4-telescope integrated optics beam combiner

K Perraut, L Jocou, JP Berger, A Chabli… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. Within the framework of the second-generation instrumentation of the Very Large
Telescope Interferometer of the European Southern Observatory we have developed the …

CHARA array adaptive optics: complex operational software and performance

N Anugu, T ten Brummelaar, NH Turner… - Optical and Infrared …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The CHARA Array is the longest baseline optical interferometer in the world. Operated with
natural seeing, it has delivered landmark sub-milliarcsecond results in the areas of stellar …

Telescopic Network of Zhulong for Orbit Determination and Prediction of Space Objects

X Lei, Z Lao, L Liu, J Chen, L Wang, S Jiang, M Li - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increasing proliferation of space debris, intermittent space incidents, and the rapid
emergence of massive LEO satellite constellations pose significant threats to satellites in …

CHARA/MIRC-X: a high-sensitive six telescope interferometric imager concept, commissioning and early science

N Anugu, JB Le Bouquin, JD Monnier… - Optical and Infrared …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
MIRC-X is a six telescope beam combiner at the CHARA array that works in J and H
wavelength bands and provides an angular resolution equivalent to a B= 331m diameter …

Centroid error analysis of beacon tracking under atmospheric turbulence for optical communication links

HC Lim, CS Choi, KP Sung, JU Park, M Choi - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Optical satellite communication has received considerable attention as a promising
alternative to radio frequency communication because of its potential advantages including …