• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 45, Issue 9, 918005 (2016)
Yan Zhaojun1、* and Yang Pengqian2
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    DOI: 10.3788/irla201645.0918005 Cite this Article
    Yan Zhaojun, Yang Pengqian. Simulation of layer oriented multi-conjugate adaptive optics system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2016, 45(9): 918005 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The adaptive optics(AO) system in which one turbulence layer is corrected has a good compensation performance only over small field of view. The technology of multi-conjugate adaptive optics(MCAO) can overcome the limitation. The elementary structure and working principle of layer oriented multi-conjugate adaptive optics(LOMCAO) system was presented. Simulation method of LOMCAO system was investigated, including how to generate dynamic turbulence wavefront data, wavefront reconstruction algorithm of pyramid wavefront sensor and close-loop modal control procedure of deformable mirror. Simulations for single layer-conjugate and two layer-conjugate AO systems were carried out. The simulation results show that LOMCAO system has better correction performance over a larger field of view than single-conjugate AO system due to the face that much more guide stars are used and two layer turbulence are compensated in LOMCAO system.
    Yan Zhaojun, Yang Pengqian. Simulation of layer oriented multi-conjugate adaptive optics system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2016, 45(9): 918005
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