The Arrayed Wide-Angle Camera System (AWACS) is an astronomical wide-field imaging system that utilizes hundreds of replicated small optical units spread across the focal surface of two-mirror telescopes. The AWACS concept is completely different from the traditional monolithic lens-based corrector design and can potentially enable a compact, cost-effective, and high-performance wide-field corrector system for the Extremely Large Telescopes. In this paper, we detail some of the AWACS design features and the results from early laboratory prototype tests.

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Hanshin Lee, John M. Good, Brian L. Vattiat, and Gary J. Hill, "Arrayed wide-angle camera system for the Extremely Large Telescopes," Proc. SPIE 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 107021Z (Presented at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation: June 14, 2018; Published: 6 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314171.