J. M. Trujillo-Sevilla Univ. de La Laguna (Spain) L. F. Rodríguez-Ramos Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain) Juan J. Fernández-Valdivia,José G. Marichal-Hernández,J. M. Rodríguez-Ramos Univ. de La Laguna (Spain)
Modern astronomic telescopes take advantage of multi-conjugate adaptive optics, in which wavefront sensors play a key role. A single sensor capable of measuring wavefront phases at any angle of observation would be helpful when improving atmospheric tomographic reconstruction. A new sensor combining both geometric and plenoptic arrangements is proposed, and a simulation demonstrating its working principle is also shown. Results show that this sensor is feasible, and also that single extended objects can be used to perform tomography of atmospheric turbulence.
J. M. Trujillo-Sevilla, L. F. Rodríguez-Ramos, Juan J. Fernández-Valdivia, José G. Marichal-Hernández, J. M. Rodríguez-Ramos, "Tomographic wavefront retrieval by combined use of geometric and plenoptic sensors," Proc. SPIE 9141, Optical Sensing and Detection III, 914129 (15 May 2014);