Wavefront control system for the Keck telescope

James M. Brase; Jong R. An; Kenneth Avicola; Barton V. Beeman; Donald T. Gavel; Randall L. Hurd; Brooks Johnston; Holger E. Jones; Thomas C. Kuklo; Claire E. Max; Scot S. Olivier; Kenneth E. Waltjen; James A. Watson

doi:10.1117/12.321687

11 September 1998 Wavefront control system for the Keck telescope

James M. Brase, Jong R. An, Kenneth Avicola, Barton V. Beeman, Donald T. Gavel, Randall L. Hurd, Brooks Johnston, Holger E. Jones, Thomas C. Kuklo, Claire E. Max, Scot S. Olivier, Kenneth E. Waltjen, James A. Watson

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Proceedings Volume 3353, Adaptive Optical System Technologies; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321687
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The laser guide star adaptive optics system currently being developed for the Keck 2 telescope consists of several major subsystems: the optical bench, wavefront control, user interface and supervisory control, and the laser system. The paper describes the design and implementation of the wavefront control subsystem that controls a 349 actuator deformable mirror for high order correction and tip-tilt mirrors for stabilizing the image and laser positions.

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James M. Brase, Jong R. An, Kenneth Avicola, Barton V. Beeman, Donald T. Gavel, Randall L. Hurd, Brooks Johnston, Holger E. Jones, Thomas C. Kuklo, Claire E. Max, Scot S. Olivier, Kenneth E. Waltjen, and James A. Watson "Wavefront control system for the Keck telescope", Proc. SPIE 3353, Adaptive Optical System Technologies, (11 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321687

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