Mr. Malcolm Smith Profile

Malcolm Smith

at NRC - Herzberg Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Publications (45)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

HEART: laboratory and on-sky validation of HEART real-time controller (RTC)

Jennifer Dunn, Dan Kerley, Malcolm Smith, Ed Chapin, Jon Stocks, Lianne Mueller, Darryl Gamroth, Kate Jackson, Maaike van Kooten, Jean-Pierre Veran

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130972A (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020665

KEYWORDS: Heart, Adaptive optics, Real-time computing, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Cameras, Gemini Observatory, Calibration, Spectrographs, Design

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

NFIRAOS project update: preparing for construction

Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Jeffrey Crane, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Glen Herriot, Krzysztof Caputa, Dan Kerley, Jordan Lothrop, Samuel Barrett, Kath Silversides, Malcolm Smith, Ivan Wevers, Erning Zhao, Adam Densmore, Kate Jackson, Olivier Lardiere, Jean-Pierre Veran, Jennifer Dunn, Corinne Boyer, Lianqi Wang, Emma Rautio-Roe, Margaret Hemphill

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309720 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019178

KEYWORDS: Design, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Prototyping, Carbon dioxide, Calibration, Mirrors, Telescopes, Relays, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Poster + Paper

HEART: automated build and test infrastructure for real-time controller development

Edward Chapin, Jennifer Dunn, Dan Kerley, Lianne Mueller, Malcolm Smith, Jonathan Stocks

Proceedings Volume 13101, 131013H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019134

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Observatories, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

MORFEO at ELT: preliminary design of the real-time computer

A. Baruffolo, I. Baronchelli, S. Savarese, S. Lampitelli, I. Foppiani, G. Capasso, P. Schipani, A. Petrella, D. Selvestrel, L. Busoni, G. Agapito, C. Plantet, M. Suárez Valles, S. Oberti, L. Pettazzi, P. Hagenauer, R. Biasi, M. Manetti, D. Gratadour, F. Rigaut, J.-P. Véran, D. Kerley, M. Smith, J. Dunn, A. Balestra, E. Giro, R. Sordo, S. Chinellato, P. Ciliegi

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121855K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630088

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Tomography, Sensors, Point spread functions, Matrices, Actuators, Laser guide stars, Interfaces, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

HEART: Gemini Planet Imager upgrade (GPI2.0) Real-Time Controller (RTC) using the Herzberg Extensible Adaptive Real-time Toolkit (HEART)

Dan Kerley, Jennifer Dunn, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianne Muller, Edward Chapin, Malcolm Smith, Jonathan Stocks, Darryl Gamroth, B. Macintosh, Christian Marois, Olivier Lardière, Dmitry Savransky, ‪Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Quinn Konopacky, Jeffrey Chilcote

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121856H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630705

KEYWORDS: Heart, Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Gemini Planet Imager, Gemini Observatory, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Control systems, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

HEART: REVOLT RTC using Herzberg Extensible Adaptive Real-time Toolkit (HEART)

Darryl Gamroth, Edward Chapin, Jennifer Dunn, Lianne Mueller, Malcolm Smith, Tarun Kumar, Olivier Lardiere, Kate Jackson, Jean-Pierre Veran

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121856I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630206

KEYWORDS: Heart, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Real-time computing, Wavefront sensors, Human-machine interfaces, Calibration, Wavefronts, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Managing NFIRAOS optical enclosure environment conditions from a high level software system

Jonathan Stocks, Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Malcolm Smith, Adam Densmore, Jennifer Dunn

Proceedings Volume 12185, 1218550 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630395

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Environmental monitoring, Sensors, Environmental sensing, Telescopes, Environmental management, Interfaces, Thirty Meter Telescope, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

HEART: Gemini North Adaptive Optics (GNAO) real-time controller using the Herzberg Extensible Adaptive Real-time Toolkit (HEART)

Jennifer Dunn, Dan Kerley, Malcolm Smith, Ed Chapin, Jon Stocks, Lianne Muller, Darryl Gamroth, Kate Jackson, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121850U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630698

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Heart, Real-time computing, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Calibration, Wavefronts, Interfaces, Observatories, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

HEART: Herzberg Extensible Adaptive Real-time Toolkit (HEART): internal structure: blocks, pipes, and composition of a new RTC

Malcolm Smith, Ed Chapin, Jennifer Dunn, Darryl Gamroth, Dan Kerley, Lianne Mueller, Jonathan Stocks, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proceedings Volume 12189, 1218926 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630528

KEYWORDS: Heart, Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Calibration, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Deformable mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

HEART: Gemini Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph (GIRMOS) Real-time Controller using Herzberg Extensible Adaptive Real-time Toolkit (HEART)

Lianne Mueller, Jennifer Dunn, Dan Kerley, Edward Chapin, Malcolm Smith, Darryl Gamroth, Jonathan Stocks, Kathryn Jackson, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proceedings Volume 12189, 1218922 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629665

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Heart, Adaptive optics, Gemini Observatory, Spectrographs, Calibration, Wavefront sensors, Astronomical imaging, Infrared radiation, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Real-time control (RTC) systems and hardware considerations for next generation adaptive optics (AO) RTC

Jennifer Dunn, Dan Kerley, Malcolm Smith, Ed Chapin, Jon Stocks, Kate Jackson, Jean-Pierre Veran

Proceedings Volume 11448, 1144814 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563104

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Real-time computing, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Computing systems, Field programmable gate arrays, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

MAORY RTC, a status update

Andrea Baruffolo, Italo Foppiani, Guido Agapito, Cedric Plantet, Lorenzo Busoni, Giuseppe Cosentino, Ivano Baronchelli, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Philippe Feautrier, Paolo Ciliegi, Simone Esposito, Roberto Ragazzoni, Roberto Biasi, Mauro Manetti, Jean-Pierre Véran, Daniel Kerley, Malcolm Smith, Jennifer Dunn

Proceedings Volume 11448, 1144839 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561585

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Relays, Large telescopes, Laser guide stars, Stars, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric sensing, Mirrors, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2018 Paper

NFIRAOS adaptive optics for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Jeffrey Crane, Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Adam Densmore, Jennifer Dunn, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Tim Hardy, Brian Hoff, Kate Jackson, Dan Kerley, Olivier Lardière, Malcolm Smith, Jonathan Stocks, Jean-Pierre Véran, Corinne Boyer, Lianqi Wang, Gelys Trancho, Melissa Trubey

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107033V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314341

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Thirty Meter Telescope, Adaptive optics, Beam splitters, Telescopes, Stars, Calibration, Interfaces, Wavefront sensors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The Real-Time controller (RTC) for the Narrow Field Infrared Adaptive Optics System (NFIRAOS) for TMT final design

Jennifer Dunn, Dan Kerley, Malcolm Smith, Ed Chapin, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Veran, Corinne Boyer, Lianqi Wang, Luc Gilles, Gelys Trancho

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070317 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314226

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Prototyping, Stars, Actuators, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Narrow Field Infrared Adaptive Optics System (NFIRAOS) real-time controller preliminary architecture

Dan Kerley, Malcolm Smith, Jennifer Dunn, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Véran, Corinne Boyer, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, Lianqi Wang

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99134J (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233709

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Thirty Meter Telescope, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Infrared telescopes, Data storage, Sensors, Stars, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Thirty Meter Telescope narrow-field infrared adaptive optics system real-time controller prototyping results

Malcolm Smith, Dan Kerley, Edward Chapin, Jennifer Dunn, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Véran, Corinne Boyer, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, Lianqi Wang

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99094N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233711

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Infrared telescopes, Thirty Meter Telescope, Adaptive optics, Infrared telescopes, Prototyping, Real-time computing, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Data storage

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

The Gemini planet imager: first light and commissioning

Bruce Macintosh, Andre Anthony, Jenny Atwood, Brian Bauman, Andrew Cardwell, Kris Caputa, Jeffery Chilcote, Robert De Rosa, Daren Dillon, René Doyon, Jennifer Dunn, Darren Erickson, Michael Fitzgerald, Donald Gavel, Ramon Galvez, Stephen Goodsell, James Graham, Alexandra Greenbaum, Markus Hartung, Pascale Hibon, Patrick Ingraham, Dan Kerley, Quinn Konopacky, Kathleen Labrie, James Larkin, Jerome Maire, Franck Marchis, Christian Marois, Max Millar-Blanchaer, Katie Morzinski, Arturo Nunez, Rebecca Oppenheimer, David Palmer, John Pazder, Marshall Perrin, Lisa Poyneer, Laurent Pueyo, Carlos Quiroz, Fredrik Rantakyro, Vlad Reshetov, Les Saddlemyer, Naru Sadakuni, Dmitry Savransky, Andrew Serio, Anand Sivaramakrishnan, Malcolm Smith, Remi Soummer, Sandrine Thomas, J. Wallace, Jason Wang, Jason Weiss, Sloane Wiktorowicz, Schuyler Wolff

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91480J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056709

KEYWORDS: Gemini Planet Imager, Adaptive optics, Stars, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Calibration, Wavefront sensors, Planets, Iterated function systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Gemini planet imager one button approach

Jennifer Dunn, Dan Kerley, Leslie Saddlemyer, Malcolm Smith, Robert Wooff, Dmitry Savransky, David Palmer, Bruce Macintosh, Jason Weiss, Carlos Quiroz, Fredrik Rantakyrö, Stephen Goodsell

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914750 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057231

KEYWORDS: Gemini Planet Imager, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Gemini Observatory, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Observatories, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Adaptive optics program at TMT

C. Boyer, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Yong Bo, Peter Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Jeff Cavaco, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, James Gregory, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Zoran Ljusic, Darren Manter, Christian Marois, Angel Otárola, Hubert Pagès, Matthias Schoeck, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Malcolm Smith, Paolo Spano, Kei Szeto, Jinlong Tang, Tony Travouillon, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Kai Wei

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91480X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056863

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Point spread functions, Sensors, Real-time computing, Algorithm development, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Results of the NFIRAOS RTC trade study

Jean-Pierre Véran, Corinne Boyer, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, Glen Herriot, Daniel Kerley, Zoran Ljusic, Eric McVeigh, Robert Prior, Malcolm Smith, Lianqi Wang

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91482F (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057323

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Field programmable gate arrays, Adaptive optics, Reconstruction algorithms, Charge-coupled devices, Switches, Deformable mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Actuators, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Benchmarking hardware architecture candidates for the NFIRAOS real-time controller

Malcolm Smith, Dan Kerley, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91484K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057345

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Operating systems, Infrared telescopes, Control systems, Wavefront sensors, Switches, Data processing, Computing systems, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

NFIRAOS: first facility AO system for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Corinne Boyer, Peter Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, Alexis Hill, Zoran Ljusic, John Pazder, Matthias Rosensteiner, Malcolm Smith, Paolo Spano, Kei Szeto, Jean-Pierre Véran, Ivan Wevers, Lianqi Wang, Robert Wooff

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914810 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055525

KEYWORDS: Stars, Mirrors, Telescopes, Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Beam splitters, Laser guide stars, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

The Gemini Planet Imager: integration and status

Bruce Macintosh, Andre Anthony, Jennifer Atwood, Nicolas Barriga, Brian Bauman, Kris Caputa, Jeffery Chilcote, Daren Dillon, René Doyon, Jennifer Dunn, Donald Gavel, Ramon Galvez, Stephen Goodsell, James Graham, Markus Hartung, Joshua Isaacs, Dan Kerley, Quinn Konopacky, Kathleen Labrie, James Larkin, Jerome Maire, Christian Marois, Max Millar-Blanchaer, Arturo Nunez, Ben Oppenheimer, David Palmer, John Pazder, Marshall Perrin, Lisa Poyneer, Carlos Quirez, Frederik Rantakyro, Vlad Reshtov, Leslie Saddlemyer, Naru Sadakuni, Dmitry Savransky, Anand Sivaramakrishnan, Malcolm Smith, Remi Soummer, Sandrine Thomas, J. Kent Wallace, Jason Weiss, Sloane Wiktorowicz

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926721

KEYWORDS: Gemini Planet Imager, Adaptive optics, Iterated function systems, Actuators, Wavefronts, Sensors, Microelectromechanical systems, Coronagraphy, Planets, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

TMT adaptive optics program status report

Brent Ellerbroek, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Arnaud Bastard, Yong Bo, Marc-Andre Boucher, Corinne Boyer, Peter W. Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Shanqiu Chen, Carlos Correia, Raphael Cousty, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Luc Gilles, James Gregory, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Alexis Hill, John Pazder, Hubert Pagès, Thomas Pfrommer, Vladimir Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Matthias Schoeck, Malcolm Smith, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Kai Wei, Ivan Wevers

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84471J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927046

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Prototyping, Sensors, Wavefronts, Electronics, Sodium, Laser systems engineering, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

TMT NFIRAOS: adaptive optics system for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Marc-André Boucher, Corinne Boyer, Kris Caputa, Carlos Correia, Jennifer Dunn, Brent Ellerbroek, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Luc Gilles, Paul Hickson, Alexis Hill, Dan Kerley, John Pazder, Vlad Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Malcolm Smith, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Ivan Wevers

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84471M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925087

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Field programmable gate arrays, Mirrors, Calibration, Laser guide stars, Actuators, Space telescopes, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2010 Paper

First light adaptive optics systems and components for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Brent Ellerbroek, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jennifer Atwood, Steve Browne, Corinne Boyer, Peter Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Rodolphe Conan, Raphael Cousty, Daren Erikson, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Frederick Gamache, Luc Gilles, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Olivier Lardier, Pierre Morin, John Pazder, Thomas Pfrommer, David Quinn, Vladimir Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Matthias Schoeck, Malcolm Smith, Glenn Tyler, Jeff Vaughn, Jean-Pierre Veran, Curt Vogel, Lianqi Wang, Ivan Wevers

Proceedings Volume 7736, 773604 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856503

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Distortion, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Stars, Sodium, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Gemini Planet Imager autonomous software

Jennifer Dunn, Robert Wooff, Malcolm Smith, Dan Kerley, Dave Palmer, Steve Jones, Jason Weiss, John Angione, James Graham

Proceedings Volume 7019, 701910 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788032

KEYWORDS: Gemini Planet Imager, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Coronagraphy, Iterated function systems, Computing systems, Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Motion controllers

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

NFIRAOS: TMT narrow field near-infrared facility adaptive optics

Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, B. Ellerbroek, D. Andersen, T. Davidge, D. Erickson, I. Powell, R. Clare, L. Gilles, C. Boyer, M. Smith, L. Saddlemyer, J.-P. Véran

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62720Q (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672337

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Sodium, Deformable mirrors, Actuators, Sensors, Stars, Laser guide stars, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

A conceptual design for the Thirty Meter Telescope adaptive optics systems

B. Ellerbroek, C. Boyer, C. Bradley, M. Britton, S. Browne, R. Buchroeder, J.-L. Carel, M. Cho, M. Chun, R. Clare, R. Conan, L. Daggert, R. Dekany, J. Elias, D. Erickson, R. Flicker, D. Gavel, L. Gilles, P. Hampton, G. Herriot, M. Hunten, R. Joyce, M. Liang, B. Macintosh, R. Palomo, I. Powell, S. Roberts, E. Ruch, J.-C. Sinquin, M. Smith, J. Stoesz, M. Troy, G. Tyler, J.-P. Veran, C. Vogel, Q. Yang

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62720D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669422

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Control systems, Imaging spectroscopy, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2005 Paper

NFIRAOS: TMT facility adaptive optics with conventional DMs

Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, B. Ellerbroek, David Andersen, T. Davidge, D. Erickson, I. Powell, R. Clare, M. Smith, L. Saddlemyer, J.-P. Veran

Proceedings Volume 5903, 590302 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617849

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Sensors, Laser guide stars, Stars, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Although many of the instruments planned for the TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope) have their own closely-coupled adaptive optics systems, TMT will also have a facility Adaptive Optics (AO) system feeding three instruments on the Nasmyth platform. For this Narrow-Field Infrared Adaptive Optics System, NFIRAOS (pronounced nefarious), the TMT project considered two architectures. One, described in this paper, employs conventional deformable mirrors with large diameters of about 300 mm and this is the reference design adopted by the TMT project. An alternative design based on MEMS was also studied, and is being presented separately in this conference. The requirements for NFIRAOS include 0.8-5 microns wavelength range, 30 arcsecond diameter output field of view (FOV), excellent sky coverage, and diffraction- limited atmospheric turbulence compensation (specified at 133 nm RMS including residual telescope and science instrument errors.) The reference design for NFIRAOS includes multiple sodium laser guide stars over a 70 arcsecond FOV, and an infrared tip/tilt/focus/astigmatism natural guide star sensor within instruments. Larger telescopes require greater deformable mirror (DM) stroke. Although initially NFIRAOS will correct a 10 arcsecond science field, it uses two deformable mirrors in series, partly to provide sufficient stroke for atmospheric correction over the 30 m telescope aperture, but mainly to partially correct a 2 arcminute diameter "technical" field to sharpen near-IR natural guide stars and improve sky coverage. The planned upgrade to full performance includes replacing the groundconjugated DM with a higher actuator density, and using a deformable telescope secondary mirror as a "woofer." NFIRAOS incorporates an instrument rotator and selection of three live instruments: a near-Infrared integral field Imaging spectrograph, a near-infrared echelle spectrograph, and after upgrading NFIRAOS to full multi-conjugation, a wide field (30 arcsecond) infrared camera.

Proceedings Article | 23 August 2005 Paper

Validation and verification of integrated model simulations of a thirty meter telescope

Dan Kerley, Scott Roberts, Jennifer Dunn, Nathan Stretch, Malcolm Smith, Simon Sun, John Pazder, Joeleff Fitzsimmons

Proceedings Volume 5867, 58670Q (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618557

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Mirrors, Zemax, Telescopes, Integrated modeling, Device simulation, Interfaces, Laminated object manufacturing, Transform theory, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 16 November 2004 Paper

TMT/VLOT integrated modeling

Jennifer Dunn, Scott Roberts, Dan Kerley, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, John Pazder, Glen Herriot, Malcolm Smith

Proceedings Volume 5579, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.567555

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Integrated modeling, Space telescopes, Device simulation, Optical instrument design, Geometrical optics, Control systems, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Innovations within the Altair real-time wavefront reconstructor

Leslie Saddlemyer, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Vrran, Malcolm Smith, Jennifer Dunn

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552529

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Real-time computing, Stars, Error analysis, Calibration, Gemini Observatory, Mirrors, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Evaluation of the on-sky performance of Altair

Jeffrey Stoesz, Jean-Pierre Veran, Francois Rigaut, Glen Herriot, Laurent Jolissaint, Danielle Frenette, Jennifer Dunn, Malcolm Smith

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552493

KEYWORDS: Stars, Databases, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Turbulence, Gemini Observatory, Solids, K band, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

Integrating MATLAB and IDL: adding adaptive optics to the TMT/VLOT integrated model

Malcolm Smith, Eric Steinbring, Glen Herriot, Jennifer Dunn, Jean-Pierre Veran, Dan Kerley

Proceedings Volume 5497, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552399

KEYWORDS: MATLAB, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Integrated modeling, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Computer simulations, Systems modeling, Software development, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

Very Large Optical Telescope (VLOT) integrated model enhancements

Jennifer Dunn, Scott Roberts, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, John Pazder, Jean-Pierre Veran, Glen Herriot, Malcolm Smith

Proceedings Volume 5497, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552315

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Integrated modeling, Telescopes, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Device simulation, Systems modeling, Data modeling, Ray tracing, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2004 Paper

Altair interactions

Jennifer Dunn, Jean-Pierre Veran, Glen Herriot, Malcolm Smith

Proceedings Volume 5496, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552276

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Gemini Observatory, Actuators, Telescopes, Stars, Deformable mirrors, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

Integrated modeling of the Canadian Very Large Optical Telescope

Scott Roberts, John Pazder, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Glen Herriot, Nathan Loewen, Malcolm Smith, Jennifer Dunn, Leslie Saddlemyer

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566206

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Integrated modeling, Systems modeling, Actuators, Structural dynamics, Device simulation, Integrated optics, Geometrical optics, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

VLOT: a modest Canadian 20-m telescope

Dennis Crabtree, Scott Roberts, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, John Pazder, Glen Herriot, Malcolm Smith, Jennifer Dunn, Leslie Saddlemyer

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566114

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Adaptive optics, Imaging spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Integrated modeling, Spectroscopy, Manufacturing, Domes

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

The optical modeling tools for the Canadian Very Large Optical Telescope integrated model

John Pazder, Scott Roberts, Malcolm Smith, Jean-Francois Lavigne, Hannah McKenzie

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566266

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Zemax, Ray tracing, Integrated modeling, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Data modeling, Image quality, Integrated optics, MATLAB

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Gemini-North multi-object spectrograph integration, test and commissioning

Isobel Hook, Jeremy Allington-Smith, Steven Beard, David Crampton, Roger Davies, Colin Dickson, Angelic Ebbers, J. Murray Fletcher, Inger Jorgensen, I. Jean, S. Juneau, Richard Murowinski, Robert Nolan, Ken Laidlaw, Brian Leckie, G. Marshall, Terry Purkins, Ian Richardson, Scott Roberts, Douglas Simons, Malcolm Smith, James Stilburn, Kei Szeto, Chris Tierney, Richard Wolff, Robert Wooff

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461526

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Image quality, Astronomical imaging, Spectrographs, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging spectroscopy, Molybdenum, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

Performance results of the reconstructor for Altair, the Gemini North AO system

Leslie Saddlemyer, Jennifer Dunn, Malcolm Smith, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Veran

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459245

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Real-time computing, Mirrors, Control systems, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Stars, Electronics, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

Extendable COTS multicomputer/CPU design for a MCAO control system

Leslie Saddlemyer, Jennifer Dunn, Malcolm Smith, Corinne Boyer

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459248

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Curium, Real-time computing, Control systems design, Adaptive optics, Gemini Observatory, Signal processing, Data processing, Matrix multiplication, Commercial off the shelf technology

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

Implementation of the Altair optimization processes

Malcolm Smith, Jean-Pierre Veran

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459229

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Stars, Wavefronts, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

Progress on Altair: the Gemini North adaptive optics system

Glen Herriot, Simon Morris, Andre Anthony, Dennis Derdall, Dave Duncan, Jennifer Dunn, Angelic Ebbers, J. Murray Fletcher, Tim Hardy, Brian Leckie, A. Mirza, Christopher Morbey, M. Pfleger, Scott Roberts, Philip Shott, M. Smith, Leslie Saddlemyer, Jerry Sebesta, Kei Szeto, Robert Wooff, W. Windels, Jean-Pierre Veran

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390288

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Stars, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Gemini Observatory, Deformable mirrors, Control systems, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Actuators

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