Laboratory tests of the wavefront control experiment

Walter J. Wild; Barbara Carter; Edward J. Kibblewhite

doi:10.1117/12.152671

25 August 1993 Laboratory tests of the wavefront control experiment

Walter J. Wild, Barbara Carter, Edward J. Kibblewhite

Proceedings Volume 1920, Active and Adaptive Optical Components and Systems II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152671
Event: 1993 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 1993, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Abstract

An overview of the Wavefront Control Experiment (WCE) adaptive optics system is presented. We discuss our initial tests of the system and illustrate adaptive correction capability of the system using its internal star source simulator. Future laboratory tests are planned prior to adapting the system to a coude feed of a 41' reflecting telescope at Yerkes Observatory where atmospheric compensation with astronomical sources will be investigated.

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Walter J. Wild, Barbara Carter, and Edward J. Kibblewhite "Laboratory tests of the wavefront control experiment", Proc. SPIE 1920, Active and Adaptive Optical Components and Systems II, (25 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152671

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