Software package for adaptive optics performance analysis

Stephen Wampler; Brent L. Ellerbroek; Kim K. Gillies

doi:10.1117/12.176057

31 May 1994 Software package for adaptive optics performance analysis

Stephen Wampler, Brent L. Ellerbroek, Kim K. Gillies

Proceedings Volume 2201, Adaptive Optics in Astronomy; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176057
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

During 1993 we have upgraded our adaptive optics analysis software package to execute under an interactive, graphical user interface. This software may be used to evaluate a wide range of adaptive optics concepts, including constellations of multiple guide stars, multiconjugate deformable mirror configurations, and integrated adaptive optics/image postprocessing techniques. Adaptive optics system performance is evaluated in terms of mean optical transfer functions, mean point spread functions, and related quantities. These estimates account for the integrated effects of error sources including servo lag, fitting error, sensor noise, and anisoplanatism. They are computed using minimal variance wavefront reconstruction algorithms which will optimize system performance for the given operating conditions.

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Stephen Wampler, Brent L. Ellerbroek, and Kim K. Gillies "Software package for adaptive optics performance analysis", Proc. SPIE 2201, Adaptive Optics in Astronomy, (31 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176057

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