MAVIS adaptive optics module optical design

Davide Greggio*, Demetrio Magrin, Christian Schwab, Simone Di Filippo, Valentina Viotto, Maria Bergomi, Enrico Pinna, Marco Bonaglia, Guido Agapito, Thierry Fusco, Benoit Neichel, François Rigaut, Stefan Ströbele, Matteo Aliverti, Bernard Delabre, Nicholas Herrald, Kalyan Radhakrishnan, Luca Marafatto

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    Abstract

    The MCAO Assisted Visible Imager and Spectrograph (MAVIS), is a new instrument for ESO's Very Large Telescope. The instrument will be installed at the Nasmyth focus of the UT4 telescope and is comprised of an imager and a spectrograph which will take advantage of the unprecedented angular resolution and sky coverage provided by LGS assisted MCAO correction at visible wavelengths. The Adaptive Optics Module (AOM) is the core engine of MAVIS, devoted to multi-conjugate wavefront sensing and correction, and designed to deliver a 30×30 arcsec2 corrected field of view to the scientific instruments. In this paper we focus on the optical design of the AOM, which has been optimized to perform several tasks including field de-rotation, atmospheric dispersion correction, and adaptive optics closed-loop operations. To maximize sky coverage, the system is designed to deliver a 2 arcmin field of view for the selection of up to 3 NGS for measurement of tip-tilt. The AOM module also includes a multiple LGS WFS for high-order wavefront measurements and two post-focal DMs for wide field turbulence compensation. The proposed design is the result of a trade-off study in which particular care has been devoted to satisfy performance and operational requirements, as well as modularity. We present here a complete description of the selected optical configuration with a summary of the performance analyses.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAdaptive Optics Systems VII
    EditorsLaura Schreiber, Dirk Schmidt, Elise Vernet
    Place of PublicationBellingham, Washington
    PublisherSPIE
    Pages1-10
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Electronic)9781510636842
    ISBN (Print)9781510636835
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2020
    EventAdaptive Optics Systems VII 2020 - Virtual, Online, United States
    Duration: 14 Dec 202022 Dec 2020

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE
    PublisherSPIE
    Volume11448
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X
    ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

    Conference

    ConferenceAdaptive Optics Systems VII 2020
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityVirtual, Online
    Period14/12/2022/12/20

    Keywords

    • Adaptive optics
    • Adaptive optics module
    • MAVIS
    • MCAO
    • Optical design
    • Optical relay
    • Performance analysis

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