New method of fabricating phase screens for simulated atmospheric turbulence

Rachel Rampy; Donald Gavel; Daren Dillon; Sandrine Thomas

doi:10.1117/12.856517

28 July 2010 New method of fabricating phase screens for simulated atmospheric turbulence

Rachel Rampy, Donald Gavel, Daren Dillon, Sandrine Thomas

Proceedings Volume 7736, Adaptive Optics Systems II; 77362Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856517
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The ability to simulate atmospheric turbulence is a crucial part of enabling adaptive optics technology to function and evolve. We report a new technique of creating phase plates developed at the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics (LAO) which involves the application of clear acrylic paint onto a transparent substrate. Results of interferometric characterization of these plates is described and compared to Kolmolgorov statistics. These plates have been successfully used in the Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) testbed and as part of the Villages (Visible Light Laser Guidestar Experiments) calibration system.

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Rachel Rampy, Donald Gavel, Daren Dillon, and Sandrine Thomas "New method of fabricating phase screens for simulated atmospheric turbulence", Proc. SPIE 7736, Adaptive Optics Systems II, 77362Y (28 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856517

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