Optical fibers in astronomical instruments

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Apr 1992

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Astronomy and Astrophysics Review (ISSN 0935-4956), vol. 3, no. 3-4, April 1992, p. 169-199.

Physics

Optics

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Astronomy, Fiber Optics, Multiplexing, Optical Fibers, Astronomical Photography, Astronomical Photometry, Gradient Index Optics, Image Processing, Ray Tracing, Spectrographs

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This review examines current and projected applications of optical fibers to observational astronomy. The unique characteristics of fibers are exploited to advantage in several areas of astronomical instrumentation including multiplexers for multiobject spectrographs, remote optical feeds for spectrographs and photometers, coherent beam recombiners for optical interferometry, and many miscellaneous applications. Reference is given to operational instruments where possible with emphasis on the optical properties of fibers and the engineering considerations encountered in their application to observational astronomy.

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