Abstract
A laboratory adaptive optics system has been built for testing the wave front sensor hardware and software for the new Multiple Mirror Telescope adaptive optics system. The system will also allow different wave front reconstruction and prediction schemes to be examined. The laboratory system contains a silicon micromachined adaptive mirror with 37 electro-static actuators as well as a novel approach for generating atmospheric turbulence. The design and initial testing of the system are presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 161-173 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 3762 |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 Adaptive Optics Systems and Technology - Denver, CO, USA Duration: Jul 21 1999 → Jul 22 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering