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    Area of Science:

    • Optical physics
    • Astronomical instrumentation
    • Image processing

    Background:

    • Atmospheric turbulence degrades astronomical images, limiting telescope resolution.
    • Previous interferometric configurations, like Michelson, suffer from light loss.
    • Robust optical systems are needed for efficient astronomical image restoration.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a novel interferometric device based on pupil inversion (180° rotational shearing interferometry).
    • To demonstrate the capability of restoring atmospherically degraded astronomical images.
    • To develop a system with no fundamental light loss and no polarization dependence.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a refractive optical image inverter and a binary phase plate.
    • Forming interferograms from two overlapped, spatially inverted telescope pupil images.
    • Employing numerical post-processing algorithms for image restoration from single or multiple interferograms.

    Main Results:

    • Theoretical and laboratory experimental validation of the pupil inversion interferometric device.
    • Demonstration of image restoration up to the diffraction limit despite aberrations and photon noise.
    • Achieved a system with no polarization dependence and no moving parts.

    Conclusions:

    • The pupil inversion interferometric device offers a robust and efficient solution for astronomical image restoration.
    • The proposed system overcomes limitations of previous configurations, minimizing light loss.
    • Numerical post-processing algorithms effectively retrieve object information from the generated interferograms.