Optical engine optimisation for faint starlight simulation systems

• Published in: Optics communications Vol. 471; p. 125833
• Main Authors: Wu, Linghao, Zhang, Guoyu, Sun, Gaofei, Liu, Shi, Yang, Songzhou, Yang, Junjie, Yun, Zhikun, Zhao, Dongxu, Sun, Jiliang, Zhao, Duo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2020
• Subjects: Faint starlight simulation systems; Optical engine; Polarisation; Stray light; Polarisation; Optical engine; Faint starlight simulation systems; Stray light

In traditional faint starlight simulators, stray light interference prevents the accurate magnitude simulation of weak stars. In this study, we propose a method to optimise the parameters of the optical engine to suppress stray light. The results from a simulated model of the system’s point source t...