Sub-diffraction-limited coronagraphic imaging with nano-printed PIAACMC phase masks

arXiv:2608.24333 · astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-08-25 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-08-25

Updated: 2026-08-25

Comments: 8 pages, 5 figures, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2026

Journal ref: Proc. SPIE 14154, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation VII, 141547O (21 Aug 2026)

DOI: 10.1117/12.3104115

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

Terminology

• Aperture — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Alignment — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Fine-Tuning — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Phase-Induced Amplitude Apodization Complex Mask Coronagraph — 1× in this paper
• Redundancy — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes

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