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    • Optical engineering
    • Exoplanet detection
    • Space telescope instrumentation

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    • Direct imaging of Earth-like exoplanets requires significant starlight suppression.
    • External occulters offer a theoretical solution but experimental performance has lagged.
    • Previous studies showed promise but did not achieve full potential.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a validated optical model for occulter performance including experimental errors.
    • To identify limiting factors in current occulter designs.
    • To experimentally demonstrate improved occulter performance through enhanced manufacturing.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a 2D diffraction model for optical propagation with experimental errors.
    • Conducted sensitivity analysis on the optical model.
    • Validated the model against a scaled-occulter testbed to a 10^-10 contrast level.
    • Manufactured a second occulter with improved edge accuracy.

    Main Results:

    • The optical model accurately predicted occulter performance to the 10^-10 contrast level.
    • Manufacturing accuracy of the occulter edge was identified as the primary performance limitation.
    • The second occulter, with enhanced edge accuracy, achieved contrast levels approaching 10^-12.
    • Demonstrated over an order of magnitude improvement in starlight suppression.

    Conclusions:

    • Manufacturing precision is critical for realizing the theoretical potential of occulter designs.
    • Achieving higher contrast levels is feasible with improved fabrication techniques.
    • This work paves the way for more effective direct imaging of Earth-like exoplanets.