Dispersed fringe tracking with the multi-r(0) apertures of the Grand Interféromètre à 2 Télescopes

Appl Opt. 1996 Jun 1;35(16):3002-9. doi: 10.1364/AO.35.003002.

Abstract

A new fringe tracker based on photon-counting detectors and real-time image processing has been implemented on the Grand Interféromètre à 2 Télescopes at the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur. Fringe visibilities have been recorded on P Cygni and other stars across the Hαemission line with optical path differences stabilized to between 4 and 7 µm rms (1% of the coherence length). We present our initial results and describe the principle, implementation, and performance of the fringe tracker.