Navy prototype hypertelescope developments at the NPOI

Merrick J. DeWitt; Henrique R. Schmitt; Sergio R. Restaino; James H. Clark III; Bradley I. Kingsley

doi:10.1117/12.3028114

30 September 2024 Navy prototype hypertelescope developments at the NPOI

Merrick J. DeWitt, Henrique R. Schmitt, Sergio R. Restaino, James H. Clark III, Bradley I. Kingsley

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Proceedings Volume 13135, Interferometry and Structured Light 2024; 131350B (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028114
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2024, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

After initial development at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the development of a prototype hypertelescope was transitioned to the site of the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI). Though all hardware was purchased and all subsystems were demonstrated before transition, a planned final Open Sky demonstration of the hypertelescope was prevented, in large part, by operational restrictions experienced during the government shutdown of 2020. This presentation provides a brief overview of the hypertelescope design and previous accomplishments and details the recently revived effort to achieve Open Sky collection with this direct-imaging system.

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Merrick J. DeWitt, Henrique R. Schmitt, Sergio R. Restaino, James H. Clark III, and Bradley I. Kingsley "Navy prototype hypertelescope developments at the NPOI", Proc. SPIE 13135, Interferometry and Structured Light 2024, 131350B (30 September 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028114

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