Characterization and Characterization and Upgrading of Adaptive Upgrading of Adaptive Optics Demonstrator Optics Demonstrator Joseph Curamen Joseph Curamen Maui Community College Maui Community College Mark Hoffman & Mark Ammons Mark Hoffman & Mark Ammons MCC & UCSC-CfAO MCC & UCSC-CfAO
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Characterization and Upgrading of Adaptive Optics Demonstrator Joseph Curamen Maui Community College Mark Hoffman & Mark Ammons MCC & UCSC-CfAO.
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Characterization and Characterization and Upgrading of Adaptive Upgrading of Adaptive Optics DemonstratorOptics Demonstrator
Joseph CuramenJoseph CuramenMaui Community CollegeMaui Community College
Mark Hoffman & Mark AmmonsMark Hoffman & Mark AmmonsMCC & UCSC-CfAOMCC & UCSC-CfAO
Adaptive Optics in Adaptive Optics in GeneralGeneral
Compensate the atmospheric Compensate the atmospheric aberrationsaberrations
Reduce the blurring of an imageReduce the blurring of an image
Correct the aberration in real time Correct the aberration in real time mannermanner
AO Works!AO Works!
No AONo AO with AOwith AO
What is Adaptive Optics What is Adaptive Optics Demonstrator?Demonstrator?
First build by graduate student Mark First build by graduate student Mark Ammons of UCSCAmmons of UCSC
Personally help to build and test the systemPersonally help to build and test the system
Small version of AO system compare to big Small version of AO system compare to big observatoryobservatory
Consists of mirrors, cameras, monitors, PC, Consists of mirrors, cameras, monitors, PC, filters, mounts, and laser module, filters, mounts, and laser module,
Layout diagram of Adaptive Optics Layout diagram of Adaptive Optics DemonstratorDemonstrator
Objectives of AO Objectives of AO DemonstratorDemonstrator
To encourage students to be involve in To encourage students to be involve in science, engineering, and technology science, engineering, and technology fieldfield
To learn the basic idea of Adaptive To learn the basic idea of Adaptive Optics systemOptics system
To show the basic functions of the AO To show the basic functions of the AO systemsystem
To train students using AO demonstratorTo train students using AO demonstrator To use in Akamai Short Course for To use in Akamai Short Course for
demonstrationdemonstration
Adaptive Optics System Adaptive Optics System ComparisonComparison
Mark AmmonsMark Ammons, , Graduate Student, University of California at Santa CruzGraduate Student, University of California at Santa Cruz
Lisa HunterLisa Hunter, , Human Resource Director, Center for Adaptive OpticsHuman Resource Director, Center for Adaptive Optics
Malika MoutawakkilMalika Moutawakkil, , Education Coordinator, Center for Adaptive OpticsEducation Coordinator, Center for Adaptive Optics
Wallette PellegrinoWallette Pellegrino, , Associate Professor & Co-op Coordinator, Maui Associate Professor & Co-op Coordinator, Maui Community CollegeCommunity College
Leslie WilkinsLeslie Wilkins, , Vice President and Director, Maui Economic Development BoardVice President and Director, Maui Economic Development Board
Isla YapIsla Yap, , Program Assistant, Maui Economic Development BoardProgram Assistant, Maui Economic Development Board
National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation, , Center for Adaptive OpticsCenter for Adaptive Optics, , Maui Maui Community CollegeCommunity College, and , and Maui Economic Development Board,Maui Economic Development Board,
This project is supported by a Research Experiences for This project is supported by a Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) supplement to the National Science Undergraduate (REU) supplement to the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Adaptive Optics , Foundation Science and Technology Center for Adaptive Optics , managed by the University of California at Santa Cruz under a managed by the University of California at Santa Cruz under a cooperative agreement No. AST-9876783cooperative agreement No. AST-9876783..