XUAN Li, LI Da-yu, LIU Yong-gang. Prospect of liquid crystal adaptive optics in astronomy application[J]. , 2015,30(1): 1-9 DOI: 10.3788/YJYXS20153001.0001.
Prospect of liquid crystal adaptive optics in astronomy application
Liquid crystal wavefront corrector can easily achieve 10 m phase stroke correction through kinoform diffraction pattern. Therefore
the liquid crystal adaptive optics (LCAO) system is very promising in the field of astronomical observations in the 21st century. Disadvantages of the liquid crystal wavefront corrector are low response speed and low energy efficiency. Our group not only solves the energy problem
but also continuously improves the performance of speed. The LCAO system developed by our group is connected to the 1.23 m telescope. As a result
Saturn and its planetary ring was clearly observed
and the -Com binary was also resolved. The imaging resolution is up to 1.8 times of the diffraction limit of the 1.23 m telescope. Currently the system is only a 2 ms delay
and it has entered the engineering stage. Therefore
the LCAO system has potential applications in 8 to 10 m large diameter astronomy telescope.
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