NDLI: Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics with Two Deformable Mirrors

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Author	Berkefeld, Thomas Glindemann, Andreas Hippler, Stefan
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	In order to increase the corrected field of view of an adaptive optics (AO) system, several deformable mirrors (DM) have to be placed in the conjugate planes of the dominant turbulent layers (multi-conjugate adaptive optics,MCAO (Beckers, 1988)).The performance of MCAO systems depends on the quality of thewavefront sensing ofthe individual layers and on the number of corrected modes in eachindividual layer as in single layer AO systems. In addition, the increase in corrected field of view depends on the number of guide stars providing information about theturbulence over a sufficiently large area in each turbulent layer. In this article, we investigate these points and provide formulae for calculating the increased field of view with a new approach using the spatial correlation functions of the appliedpolynomials (e.g. Zernike). We also present a new scheme of measuring the individual wavefront distortion of each of the dominantlayers with a Shack-Hartmann-Curvature Sensor using gradientinformation as well as scintillation. An example for the performance of a two layer MCAO system is given for the 3.5-m telescope of the Calar Alto Observatory, Spain, using ameasured Cn 2-profile. The corrected field of view in K-band(2.2 μm) can be as large as 3 arcmin with a Strehl ratio above 60%.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	21
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09226435
Journal	Experimental Astronomy
Volume Number	11
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15729508
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2001-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Astronomy Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry & Geosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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