Acceptance Mode Dependent Transfer of Non-Common Path Aberrations to Null Leakage in Mid-Infrared Nulling Interferometry
Mid-infrared nulling interferometry enables thermal characterization of warm exoplanets, but non-common path aberrations (NCPA) degrade starlight suppression by creating complex amplitude mismatch between interferometer arms. We investigate how architecture and NCPA spatial structure jointly determine null leakage and...