Preliminary design of a laser launch telescope for Gemini

Gordon J. Pentland; Daniel R. Blanco; Kerry Rebeske; Edward G. Winrow; Celine d'Orgeville

doi:10.1117/12.459349

7 February 2003 Preliminary design of a laser launch telescope for Gemini

Gordon J. Pentland, Daniel R. Blanco, Kerry Rebeske, Edward G. Winrow, Celine d'Orgeville

Proceedings Volume 4839, Adaptive Optical System Technologies II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459349
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The Gemini Laser Launch Telescope will reside behind the secondary support structure of the Gemini 8m telescope, where it will expand an incoming sodium laser beam to 450 mm diameter and launch it into the sky, co-axial to the main telescope. The tight space and stringent performance specifications have required some innovative approaches in optical and mechanical design.

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Gordon J. Pentland, Daniel R. Blanco, Kerry Rebeske, Edward G. Winrow, and Celine d'Orgeville "Preliminary design of a laser launch telescope for Gemini", Proc. SPIE 4839, Adaptive Optical System Technologies II, (7 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459349

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