MIRAO: A mid-IR adaptive optics system design for TMT

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6272 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chun, Mark R ^a   Elias, Jay ^b   Ellerbroek, Brent ^c   Bond, Tim ^a   Liang, Ming ^b   Clare, Richard ^c   Tokunaga, Alan ^a   Richter, Matt ^d   Daggert, Larry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c Celtco/TMT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Large telescopes; Laser guide stars; Mid IR; Thermal emissivity

Indexed keywords

LARGE TELESCOPES; LASER GUIDE STARS; MID INFRARED OPTICS; OPTICAL RELAY; THERMAL EMISSIVITY;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ASTRONOMY; INFRARED DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 33749412997     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.670062     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Lloyd-Hart, Michael "Thermal Performance Enhancement of Adaptive Optics by Use of a Deformable Secondary Mirror", PASP, 112, 264, 2000.
2. Elias et al., "Design of the TMT mid-infrared echelle: science drivers and design overview", these proceedings, 2006.
3. Liang et al., "Preliminary optical design for the TMT mid-infrared adaptive optics system and echelle spectrograph", these proceedings, 2006.
4. Tokunaga et al., "Design considerations for the high-spectral resolution mid-IR echelle spectrograph on the TMT", these proceeding, 2006.