Starfire Optical Range 3.5-m telescope adaptive optical system

James M. Spinhirne; Jeff G. Allen; George A. Ameer; James M. Brown II; Julian C. Christou; Terry S. Duncan; R. J. Eager; Mark A. Ealey; Brent L. Ellerbroek; Robert Q. Fugate; Gary W. Jones; R. M. Kuhns; David J. Lee; William H. Lowrey; Michael D. Oliker; Raymond E. Ruane; David W. Swindle; Joshua K. Voas; Walter J. Wild; Keith B. Wilson; John L. Wynia

doi:10.1117/12.321689

11 September 1998 Starfire Optical Range 3.5-m telescope adaptive optical system

James M. Spinhirne, Jeff G. Allen, George A. Ameer, James M. Brown II, Julian C. Christou, Terry S. Duncan, R. J. Eager, Mark A. Ealey, Brent L. Ellerbroek, Robert Q. Fugate, Gary W. Jones, R. M. Kuhns, David J. Lee, William H. Lowrey, Michael D. Oliker, Raymond E. Ruane, David W. Swindle, Joshua K. Voas, Walter J. Wild, Keith B. Wilson, John L. Wynia

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Proceedings Volume 3353, Adaptive Optical System Technologies; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321689
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

A 941 channel, 1500 Hertz frame rate adaptive optical (AO) system has been installed and tested in the coude path of the 3.5m telescope at the USAF Research Laboratory Starfire Optical Range. This paper describes the design and measured performance of the principal components comprising this system and present sample results from the first closed-loop test of the system on stars and an artificial source simulator.

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James M. Spinhirne, Jeff G. Allen, George A. Ameer, James M. Brown II, Julian C. Christou, Terry S. Duncan, R. J. Eager, Mark A. Ealey, Brent L. Ellerbroek, Robert Q. Fugate, Gary W. Jones, R. M. Kuhns, David J. Lee, William H. Lowrey, Michael D. Oliker, Raymond E. Ruane, David W. Swindle, Joshua K. Voas, Walter J. Wild, Keith B. Wilson, and John L. Wynia "Starfire Optical Range 3.5-m telescope adaptive optical system", Proc. SPIE 3353, Adaptive Optical System Technologies, (11 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321689

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