A laser-truss based optical alignment system on LBT

Andrew Rakich; Heejoo Choi; Christian Veillet; John M. Hill; Matthieu Bec; Yang Zhang; Trenton Brendel; Breann Sitarski; Michael Gardiner; Dae Wook Kim; Stephanie Rodriguez

doi:10.1117/12.2558013

A laser-truss based optical alignment system on LBT

Andrew Rakich, Heejoo Choi, Christian Veillet, John M. Hill, Matthieu Bec, Yang Zhang, Trenton Brendel, Breann Sitarski, Michael Gardiner, Dae Wook Kim, Stephanie Rodriguez

Optical Sciences

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Abstract

Since 2017 LBTO, in partnership with GMTO, has been developing a laser-trussed based metrology system for the active alignment of telescope main optical components to each other and to instruments. The effort has addressed needs of both organizations; LBTO with the opportunity to assess the performance of a new technological approach to telescope alignment, and the GMTO with the opportunity to prototype and field-test a system that has been identified as a crucial "missing link"in the active-optics chain between open-loop modelling and wavefront-sensing for ELT-scale telescopes. Following two years of effort the positive results so far obtained have convinced LBTO, in 2019, to commence to develop an integrated operational active-optics system based on this technological approach. A team drawn from LBTO, Steward Observatory, GMTO, the Wyant College of Optical Sciences and Mersenne Optical Consulting are currently completing the first phase of this Telescope Metrology System (TMS). This paper shall describe the system in detail and report on progress, current status, and future goals.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII
Editors	Heather K. Marshall, Jason Spyromilio, Tomonori Usuda
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510636774
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558013
State	Published - 2020
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII 2020 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: Dec 14 2020 → Dec 22 2020

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	11445
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Online
Period	12/14/20 → 12/22/20

Keywords

Active optics
Interferometer
Metrology
Telescope alignment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Rakich, A., Choi, H., Veillet, C., Hill, J. M., Bec, M., Zhang, Y., Brendel, T., Sitarski, B., Gardiner, M., Kim, D. W., & Rodriguez, S. (2020). A laser-truss based optical alignment system on LBT. In H. K. Marshall, J. Spyromilio, & T. Usuda (Eds.), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII Article 114450R (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11445). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558013

A laser-truss based optical alignment system on LBT. / Rakich, Andrew; Choi, Heejoo; Veillet, Christian et al.
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII. ed. / Heather K. Marshall; Jason Spyromilio; Tomonori Usuda. SPIE, 2020. 114450R (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11445).

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Rakich, A, Choi, H, Veillet, C, Hill, JM, Bec, M, Zhang, Y, Brendel, T, Sitarski, B, Gardiner, M, Kim, DW & Rodriguez, S 2020, A laser-truss based optical alignment system on LBT. in HK Marshall, J Spyromilio & T Usuda (eds), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII., 114450R, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 11445, SPIE, Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII 2020, Virtual, Online, United States, 12/14/20. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558013

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