A metrological characterization of the SPEED test-bed PIAACMC components

K. Barjot; P. Martinez; M. Beaulieu; C. Gouvret; A. Marcotto; O. Guyon; M. Belhadi; A. Caillat; T. Behaghel; J. M. Le Duigou; K. Dohlen; A. Vigan

doi:10.1117/12.2557112

13 December 2020 A metrological characterization of the SPEED test-bed PIAACMC components

K. Barjot, P. Martinez, M. Beaulieu, C. Gouvret, A. Marcotto, O. Guyon, M. Belhadi, A. Caillat, T. Behaghel, J. M. Le Duigou, K. Dohlen, A. Vigan

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Proceedings Volume 11451, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV; 114513B (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2557112
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

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The segmented pupil experiment for exoplanet detection (SPEED) facility aims to improve knowledge and insight into various areas required for gearing up high-contrast imaging instruments adapted to the unprecedented high angular resolution and complexity of the forthcoming extremely large telescopes (ELTs). SPEED combines an ELT simulator, cophasing optics, wavefront control and shaping with a multi-deformable mirror (DM) system, and optimized small inner-working angle (IWA) coronagraphy. The fundamental objective of the SPEED setup is to demonstrate deep contrast into a dark hole optimized for small field of view and very small IWA, adapted to the hunt of exoplanets in the habitable zone around late-type stars. SPEED is designed to implement an optimized small IWA coronagraph: the phase-induced amplitude apodization complex mask coronagraph (PIAACMC). The PIAACMC consists in a multi-zone phase-shifting focal plane mask (FPM) and two apodization mirrors (PIAA-M1 and PIAA-M2), with strong manufacturing specifications. Recently, a first-generation prototype of a PIAACMC optimized for the SPEED facility has been designed and manufactured. The manufacturing components exhibit high optical quality that meets specifications. In this paper, we present how these components have been characterized by a metrological instrument, an interferential microscope, and then we show what is yielded from this characterization for the FPM and the mirrors. Eventually, we discuss the results and the perspectives of the implementation of the PIAACMC components on the SPEED setup.

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K. Barjot, P. Martinez, M. Beaulieu, C. Gouvret, A. Marcotto, O. Guyon, M. Belhadi, A. Caillat, T. Behaghel, J. M. Le Duigou, K. Dohlen, and A. Vigan "A metrological characterization of the SPEED test-bed PIAACMC components", Proc. SPIE 11451, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV, 114513B (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2557112

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