The FIRST project: a single-mode fiber-based very high-dynamic range diffraction-limited imaging instrument at visible to near-infrared wavelengths
Takayuki Kotani
(1, 2, 3)
,
Guy Perrin
(1, 2, 3)
,
Sylvestre Lacour
(4, 1, 2, 3)
,
Eric Thiébaut
(5)
,
Julien M. Woillez
(6)
,
Pierre Fédou
(1, 2, 3)
,
Jean-Philippe Berger
(4)
,
P. Bordé
(7)
,
Olivier Chesneau
(8)
,
Pierre Kervella
(1, 2, 3)
,
Olivier Lai
(9)
,
Alain Lecavelier Des Etangs
(10)
,
Stephen Ridgway
(11)
,
Daniel Rouan
(1, 2, 3)
,
A. Vidal-Madjar
(10)
1
LESIA -
Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique
2 Pôle Astronomie du LESIA
3 Ingénieurs, Techniciens et Administratifs
4 LAOG - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
5 CRAL - Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon
6 W. M. Keck Observatory
7 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
8 Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
9 CFHT - Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation
10 SU - Sorbonne Université
11 NOAO - National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson
2 Pôle Astronomie du LESIA
3 Ingénieurs, Techniciens et Administratifs
4 LAOG - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
5 CRAL - Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon
6 W. M. Keck Observatory
7 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
8 Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
9 CFHT - Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation
10 SU - Sorbonne Université
11 NOAO - National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson
Sylvestre Lacour
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Olivier Lai
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Résumé
We describe the present status of the development of a very high-dynamic range, diffraction limited imaging instrument FIRST (Fibered Imager foR Single Telescope), among which goals is the detection of nearby extra-solar planets at visible to near-infrared wavelengths from the ground. We have started to develop a prototype system which consists of a number of novel designs such as a segmented micro mirror array and silicon micro machined single-mode fiber arrays. Furthermore, we have proposed to build a FIRST instrument for the CFHT, which will be complementary to high-dynamic range instruments developed for 8m class telescopes at near-infrared wavelengths.