Design of a truth sensor for the GMT laser tomography adaptive optics system

Marcos A. Van Dam*, Rodolphe Conan, Antonin H. Bouchez, Brady Espeland

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    Abstract

    The GMT laser tomography adaptive optics (LTAO) system design has a truth sensor guiding on a natural guide star. The truth sensor is used to measure telescope segment piston errors and measure slowly varying non-common path aberrations. The challenge lies in measuring segment piston using faint natural guide stars and the wavefront delivered by the LTAO system. This requires a sensor that can make a direct phase measurement. It is demonstrated that an infrared, AO-corrected, unmodulated pyramid or roof wavefront sensor can make the required measurements at 10 Hz for stars brighter than magnitude 17 at H- or K-band.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAdaptive Optics Systems III
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventAdaptive Optics Systems III - Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Duration: 1 Jul 20126 Jul 2012

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume8447
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X

    Conference

    ConferenceAdaptive Optics Systems III
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    CityAmsterdam
    Period1/07/126/07/12

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