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Volume 8, 2003
Astronomy with High Contrast Imaging
Page(s) 107 - 115
DOI 10.1051/eas:2003055

Astronomy with High Contrast Imaging
C. Aime and R. Soummer (eds)
EAS Publications Series, Vol. 8, 2003
DOI: 10.1051/eas:2003055

Phase Contrast methods and their Application to Coronagraphy

L. Abe

UMR 6525, Parc Valrose, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex, France


Abstract
This paper is describing the fundamental notions of phase contrast method introduced by F. Zernike (Zernike 1934) and how it can be applied to coronagraphy. These techniques were first designed for optical surface testing and therefore their use as coronagraphic instrument is not straightforward. This paper is mainly describing the Foucault knife edge test, its later improvement by Zernike and Burch and their effects as coronagraphic concepts. A formal demonstration is given in the case of the Phase Knife Coronagraph.



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