• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 40, Issue 8, 0811001 (2020)
Jing Luo1、*, Xu He1, Kuo Fan1、2, Xiaohui Zhang1, and Jihong Dong1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Third Research Department of Space Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Jing Luo, Xu He, Kuo Fan, Xiaohui Zhang, Jihong Dong. Polarization Aberrations in an Unobscured Off-Axis Astronomical Telescope and Their Effects on Optics Ellipticity[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(8): 0811001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Optical layout of the unobscured off-axis telescope
    Fig. 1. Optical layout of the unobscured off-axis telescope
    Diattenuation maps for each mirror element in the designed unobscured off-axis telescope. (a) M1; (b) M2; (c) M3; (d) M4
    Fig. 2. Diattenuation maps for each mirror element in the designed unobscured off-axis telescope. (a) M1; (b) M2; (c) M3; (d) M4
    Retardance maps for each mirror element in the designed unobscured off-axis telescope. (a) M1; (b) M2; (c) M3; (d) M4
    Fig. 3. Retardance maps for each mirror element in the designed unobscured off-axis telescope. (a) M1; (b) M2; (c) M3; (d) M4
    Jones pupils. (a) AXX; (b) AXY; (c) φXX; (d) φXY; (e) AYX; (f) AYY; (g) φYX; (h) φYY
    Fig. 4. Jones pupils. (a) AXX; (b) AXY; (c) φXX; (d) φXY; (e) AYX; (f) AYY; (g) φYX; (h) φYY
    Amplitude of the ARM. (a) MXX; (b) MXY; (c) MYX; (d) MYY
    Fig. 5. Amplitude of the ARM. (a) MXX; (b) MXY; (c) MYX; (d) MYY
    Optics ellipticity induced by polarization aberrations of the off-axis telescope varies along with the X and Y field of view. (a) X field of view; (b) Y field of view
    Fig. 6. Optics ellipticity induced by polarization aberrations of the off-axis telescope varies along with the X and Y field of view. (a) X field of view; (b) Y field of view
    Optics ellipticity maps of the off-axis telescopes with ideal coating and Al coating, and difference of optics ellipticity of the off-axis telescopes at ideal coating and Al coating. (a) Ideal coating; (b) Al coating; (c) difference of optics ellipticity at ideal coating and Al coating
    Fig. 7. Optics ellipticity maps of the off-axis telescopes with ideal coating and Al coating, and difference of optics ellipticity of the off-axis telescopes at ideal coating and Al coating. (a) Ideal coating; (b) Al coating; (c) difference of optics ellipticity at ideal coating and Al coating
    Schematic diagram of interpolation calculation principle for ellipticity
    Fig. 8. Schematic diagram of interpolation calculation principle for ellipticity
    Optics ellipticity distribution of the off-axis telescope with ideal coating and Al coating. (a) Ideal coating; (b) Al coating
    Fig. 9. Optics ellipticity distribution of the off-axis telescope with ideal coating and Al coating. (a) Ideal coating; (b) Al coating
    Jing Luo, Xu He, Kuo Fan, Xiaohui Zhang, Jihong Dong. Polarization Aberrations in an Unobscured Off-Axis Astronomical Telescope and Their Effects on Optics Ellipticity[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(8): 0811001
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