DocumentCode :
515673
Title :
Astrophophotonics: A new generation of astronomical instruments
Author :
Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear :
2010
fDate :
21-25 March 2010
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
3
Abstract :
The emergence of astrophotonics - a field that lies at the interface of astronomy and photonics - is timely as it has the potential to solve a number of outstanding problems in astronomical instrumentation.
Keywords :
astronomical instruments; astronomical instrumentation; astrophotonics; Adaptive optics; Astronomy; Diffraction; Instruments; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical vortices; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Telescopes;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
Type :
conf
Filename :
5465382
Link To Document :
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