Model Of Adaptive Optics System Research Articles

Mechanical Oscillations Simulation of an Adaptive Flexible Mirror

The whole model of adaptive optics system of energy and information transfer should include a model of an active element [1] construction of which is defined by parameters of the system and beam control algorithm. In the algorithm of full-field phase conjugation a nonlinear crystal or two flexible mirrors with a layer of free space between them are usually employed [2, 3], while a system of phase conjugation requires a flexible mirror as an active element [4]. In the paper the model of a flexible mirror is considered which takes into account dynamic oscillation of reflecting surface.

Wide-field adaptive optics performance in cosmological deep fields for multi-object spectroscopy with the European Extremely Large Telescope

A multi-object spectrograph on the forthcoming European Extremely Large Telescope will be required to operate with good sky coverage. Many of the interesting deep cosmological fields were deliberately chosen to be free of bright foreground stars, and therefore are potentially challenging for adaptive optics (AO) systems. Here we investigate multi-object AO performance using sub-fields chosen at random from within the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS)-S field, which is the worst case scenario for five deep fields used extensively in studies of high-redshift galaxies. Our AO system model is based on that of the proposed MOSAIC instrument but our findings are equally applicable to plans for multi-object spectroscopy on any of the planned Extremely Large Telescopes. Potential guide stars within these sub-fields are identified and used for simulations of AO correction. We achieve ensquared energies within 75~mas of between 25-35\% depending on the sub-field, which is sufficient to probe sub-kpc scales in high-redshift galaxies. We also investigate the effect of detector readout noise on AO system performance, and consider cases where natural guide stars are used for both high-order and tip-tilt-only AO correction. We also consider how performance scales with ensquared energy box size. In summary, the expected AO performance is sufficient for a MOSAIC-like instrument, even within deep fields characterised by a lack of bright foreground stars.

Computer simulation of adaptive optics for laser systems in atmospheric applications

Software for computer simulations of adaptive optics systems for atmospheric laser applications designed on the basis of advanced parallel programming techniques is developed. The adaptive optics system model includes the emitting aperture geometry and beam propagation path scenario, vertical profiles of atmospheric parameters, fast parallel split-step Fourier algorithm for solving wave diffraction and propagation equations, time-dependent models of “frozen” atmospheric turbulence with a wide range of scales, and models of the wavefront sensor and controlled deformable mirror. The hardware system for computer simulations is an off-the-shelf desktop with a 6-core 12-thread Intel® Core™ i7-970 CPU at the maximum frequency of 3.5 GHz and an NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 580 graphic accelerator with 512 universal processors operating at 1.5 GHz. Results of simulations of adaptive imaging and laser beam shaping, aimed at estimating the efficiency of adaptive optics systems on atmospheric paths are presented.