Simulating astronomical adaptive optics systems using Yao

François Rigaut, Marcos van Dam

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we describe Yao, an adaptive optics simulation software package that has been around and used by the community for the past twelve years. It offers a very com- prehensive set of functionalities, covering many different wavefront sensors, deformable mirrors, reconstructors and control laws. CPU intensive core functionalities are coded in C, thus optiymized for speed. The glue is provided by yorick, which allows quick development, easy debugging and plotting functionalities. In this paper, we describe Yao, including installation, performance and documentation, and give examples of scripting capabilities.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication3rd AO4ELT Conference - Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes
    PublisherINAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri Largo Enrico Fermi
    ISBN (Print)9788890887604
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    Event3rd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2013 - Florence, Italy
    Duration: 26 May 201331 May 2013

    Publication series

    Name3rd AO4ELT Conference - Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes

    Conference

    Conference3rd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2013
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityFlorence
    Period26/05/1331/05/13

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