SEAL 2.0 is a rebuilt reflective, visible and near-infrared adaptive optics testbed with a 98% Strehl infrared science channel and new distributed real-time control software.
Developments on LLNL's high contrast testbed and Lick/ShaneAO
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LLNL has recently setup a High Contrast Testbed (HCT) for AO and exoplanet imaging technology development. We present the various HCT technologies currently under development, including (1) a Wynne corrector, (2) multi-wavefront sensor (WFS) single conjugate AO (SCAO) control. We present HCT testing results of a first Wynne corrector prototype with a self-coherent camera. We present updates on development efforts to design and apply multi-WFS SCAO control to our HCT setup. We also present ongoing HCT deformable mirror and WFS upgrades. Lastly, we present developments for REDWOODS, a project to deploy many of these technologies on-sky on a sub-bench of the Shane AO system at Lick Observatory.
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The Santa Cruz Extreme AO Lab (SEAL) 2.0: A reflective, multi-wavelength rebuild
SEAL 2.0 is a rebuilt reflective, visible and near-infrared adaptive optics testbed with a 98% Strehl infrared science channel and new distributed real-time control software.