Current status of the laser guide star upgrade at Subaru Telescope

Etsuko Mieda*, Yoko Tanaka, Matthew Wung, Yosuke Minowa, Christophe Clergeon, Yoshito Ono, Takashi Hattori, Yutaka Hayano, Masayuki Akiyama, Francois Rigaut, Celine D'Orgeville

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    Abstract

    We report the current status of the laser guide star upgrade at Subaru Telescope with a new, more powerful TOPTICA/MPBC laser. While we recycle many of our existing components, such as laser launch telescope, we need to design a new mirror-based laser relay system to replace the current fiber-based relay to accommodate the high power beam. The laser unit has been delivered to Subaru office in March 2018 and installed in a testing lab in June 2018. We describe the preliminary design and its requirements and report future plans. This upgrade will not only improve our current adaptive optics system but also be the first step toward the future laser tomography and ground layer adaptive optics system at Subaru Telescope.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAdaptive Optics Systems VI
    EditorsDirk Schmidt, Laura Schreiber, Laird M. Close
    PublisherSPIE
    ISBN (Print)9781510619593
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    EventAdaptive Optics Systems VI 2018 - Austin, United States
    Duration: 10 Jun 201815 Jun 2018

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume10703
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X
    ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

    Conference

    ConferenceAdaptive Optics Systems VI 2018
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityAustin
    Period10/06/1815/06/18

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