SUPPPPRESS: Prototyping and testing liquid-crystal vector vortex coronagraphs with reduced polarization leakage

arXiv:2606.10760 · astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-06-09 · Read on arXiv

Rico Landman, David Doelman, Jeroen Rietjens, Iva Laginja, Pierre Baudoz, Kristien Peeters, Chris van Dijk, Yuki Nishie, Yuta Watanabe, Alexander Eigenraam, Mario Vretenar, Joost van den Born, Raphaël Galicher, Johan Mazoyer, Axel Potier, Mariya Krasteva, Matteo Taccola, Felix Bettonvil, Frans Snik

astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.EP

Submitted: 2026-06-09

Comments: Accepted for publication in the JATIS HWO special edition

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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