Low-order adaptive optics experiment on 3.5-m telescope at the Starfire Optics Range

David Charles Dayton; Steven C. Sandven; John D. Gonglewski; Samuel C. Rogers; Scot W. McDermott; Stephen L. Browne

doi:10.1117/12.321744

11 September 1998 Low-order adaptive optics experiment on 3.5-m telescope at the Starfire Optics Range

David Charles Dayton, Steven C. Sandven, John D. Gonglewski, Samuel C. Rogers, Scot W. McDermott, Stephen L. Browne

Proceedings Volume 3353, Adaptive Optical System Technologies; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321744
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

It has been demonstrated both with computer simulation and field experiments that low order adaptive optics can improve the signal to noise ration in subsequent computer post- processing algorithms, especially when viewing an extended object. In this presentation we show open and closed loop images of a meteorological satellite taken with a low order adaptive optics instrument package mounted on the side of the Air Force's 3.5 meter telescope. The images are subsequently post-processed using speckle algorithms. It is shown that the boost in post-processing signal to noise ratio, provided by the low order adaptive optics, closely corresponds to computer simulation results.

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David Charles Dayton, Steven C. Sandven, John D. Gonglewski, Samuel C. Rogers, Scot W. McDermott, and Stephen L. Browne "Low-order adaptive optics experiment on 3.5-m telescope at the Starfire Optics Range", Proc. SPIE 3353, Adaptive Optical System Technologies, (11 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321744

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