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Efficient simulation of adaptive optics technologies for the Euro50 telescope

Flicker, Ralf LU and McGuire, P C (2003) Backaskog Workshop on Extremely Large Telescopes, 2003 5382(1). p.599-606
Abstract
An efficient adaptive optics (AO) simulation code was developed, which enables first-order simulations of extremely high-order systems. The Monte-Carlo-type code employs a sparse conjugate gradient algorithm for wavefront reconstruction, and a separation of spatial frequencies into two domains to economize on the number crunching. High-order multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO) systems are thereby readily simulated on a single standard PC. The code is presently being applied to MCAO design studies for the Euro50 extremely large telescope (ELT), addressing a number of issues not previously subjected to realistic simulation due to the excessive computational load. We report in this paper on the latest results obtained from simulating two... (More)
An efficient adaptive optics (AO) simulation code was developed, which enables first-order simulations of extremely high-order systems. The Monte-Carlo-type code employs a sparse conjugate gradient algorithm for wavefront reconstruction, and a separation of spatial frequencies into two domains to economize on the number crunching. High-order multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO) systems are thereby readily simulated on a single standard PC. The code is presently being applied to MCAO design studies for the Euro50 extremely large telescope (ELT), addressing a number of issues not previously subjected to realistic simulation due to the excessive computational load. We report in this paper on the latest results obtained from simulating two specific aspects of the Euro50 AO system: turbulence prediction and laser guide star (LGS) beacon synthesis. The two studies presented here are representative examples of a number of technology studies being enabled by the new fast simulation codes (Less)
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ELT, Euro50 AD system, laser guide star beacon, LGS beacon, Euro50 extremely large telescope, MCAO design, multiconjugate adaptive optics systems, wavefront reconstruction, sparse conjugate gradient algorithm, Monte Carlo type code, adaptive optics technology, efficient adaptive optics simulation code
host publication
Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
volume
5382
issue
1
pages
599 - 606
publisher
SPIE
conference name
Backaskog Workshop on Extremely Large Telescopes, 2003
conference location
Backaskog Castle, Sweden
conference dates
2003-09-09 - 2003-09-11
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  • wos:000223325000070
  • scopus:5444229820
ISSN
1996-756X
0277-786X
DOI
10.1117/12.566318
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English
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  abstract     = {{An efficient adaptive optics (AO) simulation code was developed, which enables first-order simulations of extremely high-order systems. The Monte-Carlo-type code employs a sparse conjugate gradient algorithm for wavefront reconstruction, and a separation of spatial frequencies into two domains to economize on the number crunching. High-order multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO) systems are thereby readily simulated on a single standard PC. The code is presently being applied to MCAO design studies for the Euro50 extremely large telescope (ELT), addressing a number of issues not previously subjected to realistic simulation due to the excessive computational load. We report in this paper on the latest results obtained from simulating two specific aspects of the Euro50 AO system: turbulence prediction and laser guide star (LGS) beacon synthesis. The two studies presented here are representative examples of a number of technology studies being enabled by the new fast simulation codes}},
  author       = {{Flicker, Ralf and McGuire, P C}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering}},
  issn         = {{1996-756X}},
  keywords     = {{ELT; Euro50 AD system; laser guide star beacon; LGS beacon; Euro50 extremely large telescope; MCAO design; multiconjugate adaptive optics systems; wavefront reconstruction; sparse conjugate gradient algorithm; Monte Carlo type code; adaptive optics technology; efficient adaptive optics simulation code}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{599--606}},
  publisher    = {{SPIE}},
  title        = {{Efficient simulation of adaptive optics technologies for the Euro50 telescope}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.566318}},
  doi          = {{10.1117/12.566318}},
  volume       = {{5382}},
  year         = {{2003}},
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