Pyramidal Wavefront Sensor Demonstrator at INO

Olivier Martin; Jean-Pierre Véran; Geneviève Anctil; Pascal Bourqui; François Châteauneuf; Jonny Gauvin; Philippe Goyette; François Lagacé; Simon Turbide; Min Wang

doi:10.1117/12.2056893

4 August 2014 Pyramidal Wavefront Sensor Demonstrator at INO

Olivier Martin, Jean-Pierre Véran, Geneviève Anctil, Pascal Bourqui, François Châteauneuf, Jonny Gauvin, Philippe Goyette, François Lagacé, Simon Turbide, Min Wang

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Proceedings Volume 9148, Adaptive Optics Systems IV; 91485X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056893
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

Wavefront sensing is one of the key elements of an Adaptive Optics System. Although Shack-Hartmann WFS are the most commonly used whether for astronomical or biomedical applications, the high-sensitivity and large dynamic-range of the Pyramid-WFS (P-WFS) technology is promising and needs to be further investigated for proper justification in future Extremely Large Telescopes (ELT) applications. At INO, center for applied research in optics and technology transfer in Quebec City, Canada, we have recently set to develop a Pyramid wavefront sensor (P-WFS), an option for which no other research group in Canada had any experience. A first version had been built and tested in 2013 in collaboration with NRC-HIA Victoria. Here we present a second iteration of demonstrator with an extended spectral range, fast modulation capability and low-noise, fast-acquisition EMCCD sensor. The system has been designed with compactness and robustness in mind to allow on-sky testing at Mont Mégantic facility, in parallel with a Shack- Hartmann sensor so as to compare both options.

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Olivier Martin, Jean-Pierre Véran, Geneviève Anctil, Pascal Bourqui, François Châteauneuf, Jonny Gauvin, Philippe Goyette, François Lagacé, Simon Turbide, and Min Wang "Pyramidal Wavefront Sensor Demonstrator at INO", Proc. SPIE 9148, Adaptive Optics Systems IV, 91485X (4 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056893

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