NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY  Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
2003 Phase II 

High Accuracy Optical System Simulation 

Optical Research Associates 

Pasadena, CA 
 

INNOVATION 
    Extends optical system simulation capability to meet accuracy required by high contrast imaging systems
TPF Visible Light Coronagraph Observatory Concept
TPF Visible Light Coronagraph Observatory Concept

ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
  • Provides reliable physical optical simulation for complete, tilted and decentered optical models
  • Capable of addressing occulting apertures and lyot stops, polarization effects, and mid-spatial frequency surface figure errors
COMMERCIALIZATION 
  • Enhanced capability of existing commercial product for optical system design and analysis
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS 
  • Currently utilized in optical system analysis for Terrestrial Planet Finder coronograph
  • Potential application in Terrestrial Planet Finder interferometer, also metrology and lithography
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Curator: SBIR Support            1/31/08