PYRAMIR: a near-infrared pyramid wavefront sensor for the Calar Alto adaptive optics system

Joana Buechler Costa; Stefan Hippler; Markus Feldt; Simone Esposito; Roberto Ragazzoni; Peter Bizenberger; Elena Puga; Thomas F. E. Henning

doi:10.1117/12.458940

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7 February 2003 PYRAMIR: a near-infrared pyramid wavefront sensor for the Calar Alto adaptive optics system

Joana Buechler Costa, Stefan Hippler, Markus Feldt, Simone Esposito, Roberto Ragazzoni, Peter Bizenberger, Elena Puga, Thomas F. E. Henning

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Proceedings Volume 4839, Adaptive Optical System Technologies II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458940
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The objective of the PYRAMIR project is to complement the Calar Alto Adaptive Optics System - ALFA - with a new pyramid wavefront sensor working in the near IR, replacing the previous tip-tilt tracker arm. Here we describe the Science as well as the Technical motivation for such a system. The optical design will be presented, discussing the particular requirements posed by sensing the wavefronts in the infrared like a cooling system for the opto-mechanical components, etc. We will also talk about the components, like the IR detector we plan to use - PICNIC, as one option, the sucessor of NICMOS3 from Rockwell, together with the AO-Multiplexer. It is described how we expect to integrate the system into the optical, machanical, electronical and control architecture of ALFA.

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Joana Buechler Costa, Stefan Hippler, Markus Feldt, Simone Esposito, Roberto Ragazzoni, Peter Bizenberger, Elena Puga, and Thomas F. E. Henning "PYRAMIR: a near-infrared pyramid wavefront sensor for the Calar Alto adaptive optics system", Proc. SPIE 4839, Adaptive Optical System Technologies II, (7 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458940

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