1. High-contrast AO for imaging extrasolar planets (formerly known as Extreme AO) Bruce Macintosh (LLNL) 2. Outline Science motivation for Extreme AO: Imaging extrasolar…

Optical Aberrations Optical Aberrations Jagdish Dukre Optical aberration is an imperfection in the image formation of an optical system. Aberrations fall into two classes:…

Slide 1 A Short Presentation of Ongoing AO Work at Lund Observatory Mette Owner-Petersen Lund Observatory Workshop for “Forskarskolen i Rymdteknik” Gothenburg 12/9 –…

The Impact of Multiplicity on Planet Formation Adam Kraus Hawaii-IfA Michael Ireland (Sydney), Frantz Martinache (Subaru), Lynne Hillenbrand (Caltech) Beta Pic CoKu Tau/4…

The Impact of Multiplicity on Planet Formation Adam Kraus Hawaii-IfA Michael Ireland (Sydney), Frantz Martinache (Subaru), Lynne Hillenbrand (Caltech) Beta Pic CoKu Tau/4…

Predicting visual performance from wavefront quality metrics in cataract Konrad Pesudovs Katja Ullrich NH&MRC Centre for Clinical Eye Research, Flinders Medical Centre…

Issues for designer of AO systems Performance goals: Sky coverage fraction, observing wavelength, degree of compensation needed for science program Parameters of the observatory:…

Multi-aperture Instantaneous Interferometric Imaging of Extended & Moving Objects by Phase Optimized Spatial Filtering Luc Damé, Xiyang Fu, Virginie Maury & Christophe…

Multi-aperture Instantaneous Interferometric Imaging of Extended & Moving Objects by Phase Optimized Spatial Filtering Luc Damé, Xiyang Fu, Virginie Maury & Christophe…

APrèS-MIDI Aperture Synthesis in the MID-Infrared (10 mm) with the VLTI B. Lopez, Ph. Mathias, P. Antonelli, N. Berruyer, Y. Bresson, O. Chesneau, M. Dugué, A. Dutrey,…