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6. Adaptive optics dimensioning guidelines
One of the key issues in the implementation of an AO system is the choice of sizing. This is a relatively complex issue, and is highly dependent on the intended application. Sizing is based on an analysis of requirements and installation conditions. It is often based on rapid dimensioning tools, using pseudo-analytical calculations to rough out the analysis, and can then be supported by much more precise simulation tools. However, it is possible here to propose a few broad outlines, by way of example, based on the few approximate formulas previously introduced. In the following, we will consider the case of astronomical observation, but the proposed rules can quite easily be extended to optical telecommunications, satellite observation or retinal imaging, for example.
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Software tools
OOMAO, object-oriented Matlab adaptive optics simulator, the most widely used de facto AO digital environment, integrating functions adapted to :
Monte-Carlo simulations in physical optics,
analytical studies of OA
conducting hardware-in-the-loop optical experiments.
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AO4ELT: biennial conference dedicated to adaptive optics for ELTs and their instruments
http://ao4elt6.copl.ulaval.ca/
Alternatively with SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/astronomical-telescopes-and-instrumentation
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