WIYN tip-tilt module performance

Charles F. Claver; Charles Corson; R. Richard Gomez Jr.; Philip N. Daly; David M. Dryden; Behzod Abareshi

doi:10.1117/12.458676

4 February 2003 WIYN tip-tilt module performance

Charles F. Claver, Charles Corson, R. Richard Gomez Jr., Philip N. Daly, David M. Dryden, Behzod Abareshi

Proceedings Volume 4837, Large Ground-based Telescopes; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458676
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The WIYN Tip-Tilt Module (WTTM) is an addition to the existing Instrument Adapter System (IAS) providing a high performance optical-NIR image stabilized port on the WIYN 3.5m telescope. The WTTM optical system uses a 3-mirror off-axis design along with a high bandwidth tilt mirror. The WTTM is a reimaging system with 15% magnification producing a 4x4 arcminute field of view and near diffraction limited imagery from 400-2000nm. The optics are diamond turned in electroless Nickel over an Aluminum substrate. The WTTM opto-mechanical assembly was designed and built using the principals of the "build-to-print" technique, where the entire system is fabricated and assembled to tolerance with no adjustments. A unique high performance error sensor, using an internal mirrorlette array that feeds 4 fiber coupled avalanche photodiode photon counters, provides the tilt signal. The system runs under the Real-Time Linux operating system providing a maximum closed loop rate of 3khz. In this paper we report on the successful lab testing, verification of the "build-to-print" technique and on telescope performance of the WTTM.

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Charles F. Claver, Charles Corson, R. Richard Gomez Jr., Philip N. Daly, David M. Dryden, and Behzod Abareshi "WIYN tip-tilt module performance", Proc. SPIE 4837, Large Ground-based Telescopes, (4 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458676

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