Phasing an optical interferometer using the radio emission from the target being observed

摘要

An interferometry system including a first telescope for simultaneously receiving a first optical/infrared signal and a first radio signal from a target; a second telescope configured to simultaneously receive a second optical/infrared signal and a second radio signal from the target; a first beam splitter communicatively connected to the first telescope, where the first beam splitter is configured to separate the first optical/infrared signal from the first radio signal; a second beam splitter communicatively connected to the second telescope, where the second beam splitter is configured to separate the second optical/infrared signal from the second radio; and a first optical/infrared interferometer configured to detect an interferometry image of the target using the first and second optical/infrared and radio signals.