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¹Department of Physics, Shanghai University, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China.

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Area of Science:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Optical Instrumentation

Background:

Coronagraphs are essential for exoplanet detection by suppressing starlight.
Existing coronagraph designs face limitations in broadband performance and inner working angle.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and evaluate a novel phase mask coronagraph.
To assess its performance in starlight suppression and chromatic aberration compared to existing technologies.

Main Methods:

Numerical simulations were conducted to test the new phase mask coronagraph.
Performance was compared against four-quadrant and vortex phase mask coronagraphs.
Key metrics included starlight extinction ratio and inner working angle.

Main Results:

The proposed phase mask coronagraph achieves deep starlight extinction.
It demonstrates a significantly smaller inner working angle.
Superior performance in managing chromatic aberration across a wide wavelength band was observed.

Conclusions:

The new phase mask coronagraph is a promising technology for exoplanet direct imaging.
Its wideband capability and improved chromatic performance make it suitable for future astronomical missions.