SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL-FIBER LINKAGES OF LARGE TELESCOPES AT VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS - EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

Authors
RESTAINO SR BAKER J CARRERAS PA FENDER JL LOOS GC MCBROOM RJ NAHRSTEDT D PAYNE DM
Citation
Sr. Restaino et al., SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL-FIBER LINKAGES OF LARGE TELESCOPES AT VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS - EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS, Measurement science & technology, 8(10), 1997, pp. 1105-1111
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
Measurement science & technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09570233
Volume
8
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1105 - 1111
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-0233(1997)8:10<1105:SOLOLT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
In this paper we present results of an experiment in which the link be tween two 1.2 m telescopes was obtained using single-mode optical fibr es with polarization-preserving cores. An additional novelty of this e xperiment is the use of a tipping-tilting stabilization system on each telescope. We present results for the measured coupling efficiency wi th and without tip/tilt stabilization. Furthermore, we present white-l ight fringe-visibility measurements obtained on light from the star Al pha Bootis.