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Published May 2, 2006 | Published
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Subwavelength gratings for phase mask coronagraphy: the 4QZOG and AGPM coronagraphs

Abstract

We present two new phase mask coronagraphs implemented with subwavelength diffractive optical elements. The first one is an evolution of the four quadrant phase mask coronagraph (FQPM), which resolves the π phase shift chromaticity issue: the four quadrant zeroth order grating (4QZOG). The second one is a totally new design consisting of an optical vortex induced by a space-variant grating: the annular groove phase mask (AGPM) coronagraph is fully symmetric and free from any "shaded zones". The potential performances of the 4QZOG and AGPM coronagraph are very good, ensuring, for instance, a theoretical contrast of 1.4 x 10^(-7) at 3λ/D over the whole K band. These coronagraphs could be used alone on single-pupil telescopes either in space or on the ground (with an adaptive optics system) to detect exoplanets.

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© 2006 International Astronomical Union. Cambridge University Press. Provided by the NASA Astrophysics Data System. D. Mawet and P. Riaud acknowledges the financial support of the Belgian "Fonds pour la formation a la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l' Agriculture" and the "Pole d' Attraction Inter-Universitaire", respectively.

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