Analysis of the Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station 1-m Telescope using Annular Zernike Polynomials
Abstract
The Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station 1-m telescope is evaluated for the addition of adaptive optics capabilities to its instrumentation suite. Zernike decomposition of the optical system based on phase diversity measurements shows that the static optical aberrations are small enough that they will not degrade the performance of the deformable optical element. The analysis makes use of annular pupil Zernike polynomial reconstruction of the wavefront to accommodate the large obscuration in this telescope and compares this with the results from using filled circular Zernike polynomials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA474933
Entities
People
- David Mozurkewich
- G. Charmaine Gilbreath
- Michael Divittorio
- Scott W. Teare
- Sergio R. Restaino
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory