AOtools: a Python package for adaptive optics modelling and analysis

MJ Townson, OJD Farley, GO de Xivry, J Osborn… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
AOtools is a Python package that is open-source and aimed at providing tools for adaptive
optics users and researchers. We present version 1.0, which contains tools for adaptive …

First on-sky SCAO validation of full LQG control with vibration mitigation on the CANARY pathfinder

G Sivo, C Kulcsár, JM Conan, HF Raynaud… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Adaptive optics provides real time correction of wavefront disturbances on ground based
telescopes. Optimizing control and performance is a key issue for ever more demanding …

Open-loop tomography with artificial neural networks on CANARY: on-sky results

J Osborn, D Guzmán, FJ de Cos Juez… - Monthly Notices of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We present recent results from the initial testing of an artificial neural network (ANN)-based
tomographic reconstructor Complex Atmospheric Reconstructor based on Machine lEarNing …

[HTML][HTML] The durham adaptive optics simulation platform (dasp): Current status

AG Basden, NA Bharmal, D Jenkins, TJ Morris… - SoftwareX, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Durham Adaptive Optics Simulation Platform (DASP) is a Monte-Carlo
modelling tool used for the simulation of astronomical and solar adaptive optics systems. In …

Experience with wavefront sensor and deformable mirror interfaces for wide-field adaptive optics systems

AG Basden, D Atkinson, NA Bharmal… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Recent advances in adaptive optics (AO) have led to the implementation of wide field-of-
view AO systems. A number of wide-field AO systems are also planned for the forthcoming …

A multiplatform CPU-based architecture for cost-effective adaptive optics systems

J Mocci, M Quintavalla, C Trestino… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An adaptive optics (AO) system is composed of three key elements: a wave-front sensor
(WFS) that detects the aberrations, a deformable mirror (DM) that provides the wavefront …

PI-shaped LQG control design for adaptive optics systems

J Mocci, M Quintavalla, A Chiuso, S Bonora… - Control Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Adaptive optics systems are extensively used in astronomy to obtain diffraction-limited
images of celestial objects with ground-based telescopes. The crucial point is to control a …

Performance analysis of 349-element adaptive optics unit for a coherent free space optical communication system

L Yang, K Yao, J Wang, J Cao, X Lin, X Liu, W Liu… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
As a continuation of our previous work [Optics Express. 25, 15229 (2017)] in which we have
verified the performance of a coherent free space optical communication (FSOC) system …

Real-time generation of atmospheric turbulence phase screen with non-uniform fast fourier transform

P Jia, D Cai, D Wang, A Basden - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract High-fidelity Monte Carlo simulation of atmospheric turbulence phase screens is
important for performance testing of astronomical adaptive optics systems. With a sparse …

Artificial neural networks for centroiding elongated spots in Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensors

AT Mello, A Kanaan, D Guzman… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The use of adaptive optics in extremely large telescopes brings new challenges, one of
which is the treatment of images from Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensors. When using this …