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The purpose of the Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS)
Adaptive Optical (AO) System is to dynamically compensate for
atmospheric turbulence, so that vastly improved image quality is
achieved in telescope observations. The AEOS adaptive optical
system is located directly beneath the 3.6 meter telescope that
is part of the system being developed for the AEOS facility at
the Air Force Maui Optical Station (AMOS) on Mt. Haleakala, Maui,
Hawaii. Coudé optics in the telescope transfer the ±150 µrad
telescope FOV in the waveband from 0.5 to 5 µm to the AO system.
Operated/controlled by a single person, the AO system will
dynamically correct the wavefront errors and deliver this
corrected wavefront to a visible sensor located in the AO optical
bench or to one of the seven experiment rooms. Capability to
bypass the AO system is provided. Relay optics, a Hartmann
wavefront sensor (WFS), tracker, and a deformable mirror are
located on the thermally controlled, kinematically supported
optical bench.
Observational targets will include both satellites and
astronomical objects. The design has provided for growth to
further enhance performance. Additional users, including
astronomers, will have the corrected optical beam available for
their instruments. Pre-planned product improvement for the entire
observatory has been fully incorporated into the AO system.
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Some specifications of the system:
- 941 channels, 2500 frames/sec
- 200 Hz closed loop correction bandwidth
- Laser guide star compatible
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