Nulling interferometry and adaptive optics control system optimization

Damien Ferrario; François Wildi

doi:10.1117/12.617850

14 September 2005 Nulling interferometry and adaptive optics control system optimization

Damien Ferrario, François Wildi

Proceedings Volume 5905, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets II; 59050Q (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617850
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present a study of the LBT nulling interferometer (LBTI) performance considered from the control systems point of view. Focusing first on the fast path length corrector controller within the LBTI, we show that a simple modification of the controller algorithm reduces the modal tracking error by 50% or more depending on the system dynamics. WE show that this translates into a null depth improvement by a factor larger than 5. Next, we consider coupling the LBTI real-time controller to that of the AO to take advantage of the high order information that is available on the LBTI phase sensor and we show that here again, the global performance can be improved, albeit more modestly by 20%-30%.

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Damien Ferrario and François Wildi "Nulling interferometry and adaptive optics control system optimization", Proc. SPIE 5905, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets II, 59050Q (14 September 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617850

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