As the push for a dedicated direct exoplanet imaging mission intensifies, and numerous mission concepts are
drafted and refined, a growing concern has been that not enough attention has been...
This paper summarizes our work designing optimal shaped pupils for high-contrast imaging. We show how
any effective apodization can be created using shaped pupils and present a variety of...
In this paper we examine several different apodization approaches to achieving
high-contrast imaging of extrasolar planets and compare different designs on a
selection of performance metrics....
Pupil-mapping is a technique whereby a uniformly-illuminated input pupil,
such as from starlight, can be mapped into a non-uniformly illuminated exit pupil,
such that the image formed from...
In this paper I describe a new and exciting application
of optimization technology. The problem is to design a space telescope
capable of imaging Earth-like planets around nearby stars....
