Polarized Light and Optical Systems presents polarization optics for undergraduate and
graduate students in a way which makes classroom teaching relevant to current issues in …

Written by a world-renowned authority of optical coatings, Thin-Film Optical Filters, Fourth
Edition presents an introduction to thin-film optical filters for both manufacturers and users …

The accurate modelling of the point spread function (PSF) is of paramount importance in
astronomical observations, as it allows for the correction of distortions and blurring caused …

This paper provides a model for assessing the effects of polarising optics on the signals of
typical lidar systems, which is based on the description of the individual optical elements of …

Context. Next-generation large segmented mirror telescopes are expected to perform direct
imaging and characterization of Earth-like rocky planets, which requires contrast limits of …

The WFIRST-AFTA 2.37 m telescope will provide the opportunity to host a coronagraph for
the imaging and spectroscopy of planets and disks in the next decade. The telescope …

Context. The SPHERE “planet finder” is an extreme adaptive optics (AO) instrument for high
resolution and high contrast observations at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). We describe …

Photon loss is the fundamental issue toward the development of quantum networks. To
circumvent loss quantum repeaters were proposed, which need high-performance quantum …

The speckle polarimeter is a facility instrument of the 2.5-mSAIMSU telescope that combines
the features of a speckle interferometer and a polarimeter. The speckle polarimeter is …

Adaptive optics normally concerns the feedback correction of phase aberrations. Such
correction has been of benefit in various optical systems, with applications ranging in scale …