Refractive multi-conjugate adaptive optics for wide-field atmospheric turbulence correction
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| author | Furieri, Tommaso Bonora, Stefano |
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| contents | Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) is essential for increasing the corrected Field-of-View (FoV) in astronomical imaging and potentially for free-space optical communications, particularly for small-aperture, transportable systems. We demonstrate the viability and performance of a Refractive-MCAO system utilizing a novel multi-actuator Deformable Lens (DL) as the wavefront correction element. Unlike conventional Deformable Mirrors (DMs), the transmissive nature of the DL simplifies the optical train, making it ideal for compact setups. Using a Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor (SH-WFS) in conjunction with two DLs conjugated to different atmospheric layers, we achieved an extension of the isoplanatic patch up to three times the uncorrected atmospheric isoplanatic angle under moderate turbulence D/r0 = 2. We tested the MCAO system in a setup that emulates a free space optical communication for compact transportable system. In a double-channel, single-mode fiber coupling experiment we demonstrated the efficiency of this method. |
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| spellingShingle | Refractive multi-conjugate adaptive optics for wide-field atmospheric turbulence correction Furieri, Tommaso Bonora, Stefano Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Optics Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) is essential for increasing the corrected Field-of-View (FoV) in astronomical imaging and potentially for free-space optical communications, particularly for small-aperture, transportable systems. We demonstrate the viability and performance of a Refractive-MCAO system utilizing a novel multi-actuator Deformable Lens (DL) as the wavefront correction element. Unlike conventional Deformable Mirrors (DMs), the transmissive nature of the DL simplifies the optical train, making it ideal for compact setups. Using a Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor (SH-WFS) in conjunction with two DLs conjugated to different atmospheric layers, we achieved an extension of the isoplanatic patch up to three times the uncorrected atmospheric isoplanatic angle under moderate turbulence D/r0 = 2. We tested the MCAO system in a setup that emulates a free space optical communication for compact transportable system. In a double-channel, single-mode fiber coupling experiment we demonstrated the efficiency of this method. |
| title | Refractive multi-conjugate adaptive optics for wide-field atmospheric turbulence correction |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.24174 |