Mr. Paul D. Jolley Profile

Paul D. Jolley

Deputy Head of Mechanical Engineering at European Southern Observatory

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Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

The assembly, integration, and testing of the Extremely Large Telescope prefocal stations

Asier Larringan, Gaizka Murga, Amaia Ormaetxe, Manuel Roldán, Paul Jolley, Steffan Lewis

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130941H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019725

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical fabrication, Polishing, Design, Integrated optics, Optical alignment, Metrology, Calibration, Telescopes, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Poster + Paper

Detailed design and first test results of the ELT prefocal station hosted metrology

S. Schmid, E. Aller Carpentier, C. Dupuy, P. Ferreira, S. Guisard, P. Jolley, A. Jost, S. Leveque, S. A. Lewis, J. Marrero, H. Sommer

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130944M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019848

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Optical alignment, Calibration, Laser metrology

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Status of the ELT phasing and diagnostic station project

Lorenzo Pettazzi, Thomas Pfrommer, Steffan Lewis, Jose Antonio Abad, Constanza Araujo Hauck, Helen Bedigan, Henri Bonnet, Pierre Bourget, Martin Brinkmann, Elsa Calmette, Angela Cortes, Byron Engler, Christoph Frank, Fernando Gago, Thomas Grudzien, Ivan Maria Guidolin, Andreas Haimerl, Peter Hammersley, Marcus Haug, Renate Hinterschuster, Stefan Huber, Paul Jolley, Aglae Kellerer, Mario Kiekebusch, Jean-Paul Kirchbauer, Johannes Kolmeder, Johan Kosmalski, Ulrich Lampater, Paolo La Penna, Serban Leveratto, Christian Lucuix, Ignacio Lopez Gil, Christopher Mandla, Enrico Marchetti, Christophe Moins, Jerome Paufique, Oliver Pfuhl, Dan Popovic, Babak Sedghi, Sebastien Tordo, Christophe Verinaud, Pablo Zuluaga

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130990J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019119

KEYWORDS: Design, Sensors, Telescopes, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Interfaces, Compliance, Optical components, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 6 September 2022 Poster + Paper

Estimation of the position of the ELT prefocal station main axis in operation

Edoardo Maria Alberto Redaelli, Carlo Zanoni, Sebastian Schmid, Paul Jolley, Martin Brinkmann, Ulrich Lampater, Steffan Lewis

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121822C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629187

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Finite element methods, Computer simulations, Telescopes, Superposition, Stars, Spherical lenses, Retroreflectors, Photovoltaics, Motion measurement

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

The manufacturing and AIV plan for the Extremely Large Telescope Prefocal Stations

Asier Larringan, Gaizka Murga, Steffan Lewis, Paul Jolley

Proceedings Volume 12182, 1218238 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629221

KEYWORDS: Manufacturing, Optics manufacturing, Optical fabrication, Metrology, Optical alignment, Mirrors, Inspection, Optical fabrication equipment, Control systems, Control systems design

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

The final design for the Extremely Large Telescope prefocal stations

Asier Larringan, Amaya Múgica, Gaizka Murga, Paul Jolley, Steffan Lewis

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114451G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559880

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Large telescopes, Control systems, Optical instrument design, Mirrors, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

Extremely Large Telescope Prefocal Station A system concept

S. A. Lewis, E. Brunetto, A. Förster, C. Frank, I. Guidolin, S. Guisard, P. Hammersley, R. Holzlöhner, P. Jolley, J. Kosmalski, U. Lampater, E. Marchetti, P. La Penna, T. Pfrommer, P. Zuluaga

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107001B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313535

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Mirrors, Metrology, Wavefront sensors, Error analysis, Cameras, Interfaces, Imaging systems, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

VLTI status update: three years into the second generation

Julien Woillez, Pascaline Darré, Sebastien Egner, Frédéric Gonté, Xavier Haubois, Antoine Mérand, Nicolas Schuhler, José Antonio Abad, Roberto Abuter, Emmanuel Aller-Carpentier, Jaime Alonso, Luigi Andolfato, Pablo José Barriga, Juan Beltran, Jean-Philippe Berger, Pierre Bourget, Roland Brast, Paul Bristow, Luis Caniguante, Ralf Conzelmann, Angela Cortes, Alain Delboulbé, Françoise Delplancke-Ströbele, Diego Del Valle, Roderick Dembet, Frédéric Derie, Reinaldo Donoso, Philippe Duhoux, Christophe Dupuy, Andreas Förster, Eloy Fuenteseca, Robert Frahm, Daniel Gaytan, Andreas Glindemann, Jaime Gonzales, Thibaut Guerlet, Sylvain Guieu, Stéphane Guisard, Pablo Gutierrez, Pierre Haguenauer, Andreas Haimerl, Pierre van der Heyden, Stefan Huber, Norbert Hubin, Lieselotte Jochum, Laurent Jocou, Paul Jolley, Jean-Paul Kirchbauer, Johann Kolb, Johan Kosmalski, Peter Krempl, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Samuel Lévêque, Paul Lilley, Jean Louis Lizon, Yves Magnard, Pedro Mardones, Alexander Meister, Thibaut Moulin, Juan Osorio, Jürgen Ott, Laurent Pallanca, Jérôme Paufique, Marcus Pavez, Luca Pasquini, Isabelle Percheron, Lorenzo Pettazzi, Thanh Phan Duc, Jean Francois Pirard, Andres Pino, Sébastien Poupar, Jutta Quentin, Andres Ramírez, Javier Reyes, Robert Ridings, Sylvain Rochat, Thomas Rivinius, Fernando Salgado, Markus Schöller, Pavel Shchekaturov, Christian Stephan, Marcos Suarez, Richard Tamblay, Mario Tapia, Konrad Tristram, Guillermo Valdes, Christophe Verinaud, Willem-Jan de Wit, Gérard Zins

Proceedings Volume 10701, 1070103 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312042

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Metrology, Interferometers, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

NAOMI: a low-order adaptive optics system for the VLT interferometer

Frédéric Yves Gonté, Jaime Alonso, Emmanuel Aller-Carpentier, Luigi Andolfato, Jean-Philippe Berger, Angela Cortes, Françoise Delplancke-Strobele, Rob Donaldson, Reinhold Dorn, Christophe Dupuy, Sebastian Egner, Stefan Huber, Norbert Hubin, Jean-Paul Kirchbauer, Miska Le Louarn, Paul Lilley, Paul Jolley, Alessandro Martis, Jérôme Paufique, Luca Pasquini, Jutta Quentin, Robert Ridings, Javier Reyes, Pavel Shchkaturov, Marcos Suarez, Thanh Phan Duc, Guillermo Valdes, Julien Woillez, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Jean-Luc Beuzit, Sylvain Rochat, Christophe Vérinaud, Thibaut Moulin, Alain Delboulbé, Laurence Michaud, Jean-Jacques Correia, Alain Roux, Didier Maurel, Eric Stadler, Yves Magnard

Proceedings Volume 9907, 990720 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233993

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Astatine, Relays, Actuators, Stars, Real-time computing, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

An overview of the mid-infrared spectro-interferometer MATISSE: science, concept, and current status

A. Matter, B. Lopez, P. Antonelli, M. Lehmitz, F. Bettonvil, U. Beckmann, S. Lagarde, W. Jaffe, R. Petrov, P. Berio, F. Millour, S. Robbe-Dubois, A. Glindemann, P. Bristow, M. Schoeller, T. Lanz, T. Henning, G. Weigelt, M. Heininger, S. Morel, P. Cruzalebes, K. Meisenheimer, R. Hofferbert, S. Wolf, Y. Bresson, T. Agocs, F. Allouche, J.-C. Augereau, G. Avila, C. Bailet, J. Behrend, G. van Belle, J.-P. Berger, R. van Boekel, P. Bourget, R. Brast, J.-M. Clausse, C. Connot, R. Conzelmann, G. Csepany, W. Danchi, M. Delbo, C. Dominik, A. van Duin, E. Elswijk, Y. Fantei, G. Finger, A. Gabasch, F. Gonté, U. Graser, F. Guitton, S. Guniat, M. De Haan, P. Haguenauer, H. Hanenburg, K.-H. Hofmann, M. Hogerheijde, R. ter Horst, J. Hron, C Hummel, J. Isderda, D. Ives, G. Jakob, A. Jasko, P. Jolley, S. Kiraly, J. Kragt, T. Kroener, G. Kroes, S. Kuindersma, L. Labadie, W. Laun, C. Leinert, J.-L. Lizon, C. Lucuix, A. Marcotto, F. Martinache, G. Martinot-Lagarde, N. Mauclert, L. Mehrgan, A. Meilland, M. Mellein, S. Menardi, A. Merand, U. Neumann, E. Nussbaum, S. Ottogalli, R. Palsa, J. Panduro, E. Pantin, I. Percheron, T. Phan Duc, J.-U. Pott, E. Pozna, R. Roelfsema, G. Rupprecht, D. Schertl, C. Schmidt, M. Schuil, A. Spang, J. Stegmeier, N. Tromp, F. Vakili, M. Vannier, K. Wagner, L. Venema, J. Woillez

Proceedings Volume 9907, 99070A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233052

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Interferometry, Telescopes, Signal detection, Sensors, Stars, Spectral resolution, Fourier transforms, L band, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

AOF: standalone test results of GALACSI

P. La Penna, E. Aller Carpentier, J. Argomedo, R. Arsenault, R. Conzelmann, B. Delabre, R. Donaldson, F. Gago, P. Gutierrez-Cheetam, N. Hubin, P. Jolley, M. Kiekebusch, J. P. Kirchbauer, B. Klein, J. Kolb, H. Kuntschner, M. Le Louarn, J.-L. Lizon, P.-Y. Madec, A. Manescau, L. Mehrgan, S. Oberti, J. Quentin, B. Sedghi, S. Ströbele, M. Suárez Valles, C. Soenke, S. Tordo, J. Vernet

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99092Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232984

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Picosecond phenomena, Calibration, Telescopes, Turbulence, Cameras, Stars, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Prefocal station mechanical design concept study for the E-ELT

Paul Jolley, Enzo Brunetto, Christoph Frank, Steffan Lewis, Enrico Marchetti

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99062H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232957

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Optical sensing, Sensors, Mechanical engineering, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Kinematics, Computer aided design, Earthquakes

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

MATISSE status report and science forecast

B. Lopez, S. Lagarde, W. Jaffe, R. Petrov, M. Schöller, P. Antonelli, U. Beckman, Ph. Bério, F. Bettonvil, U. Graser, F. Millour, S. Robbe-Dubois, L. Venema, S. Wolf, P. Bristow, A. Glindemann, J.-C. Gonzalez, Th. Lanz, T. Henning, G. Weigelt, T. Agócs, J.-C. Augereau, G. Ávila, C. Bailet, J. Behrend, J.-P. Berger, Roy von Boekel, S. Bonhomme, P. Bourget, R. Brast, Y. Bresson, J. Clausse, O. Chesneau, G. Csépány, C. Connot, A. Crida, W. Danchi, M. Delbo , F. Delplancke, C. Dominik, M. Dugué, E. Elswijk, Y. Fanteï, G. Finger, A. Gabasch, P. Girard, V. Girault, P. Gitton, A. Glazenborg, F. Gonté, F. Guitton, S. Guniat, M. De Haan, P. Haguenauer, H. Hanenburg, M. Heininger, K.-H. Hofmann, M. Hogerheijde, R. ter Horst, J. Hron, Y. Hughes, D. Ives, G. Jakob, A. Jaskó, P. Jolley, J. Kragt, R. Köhler, T. Kroener, G. Kroes, L. Labadie, W. Laun, M. Lehmitz, Ch. Leinert, J. Lizon, Ch. Lucuix, A. Marcotto, F. Martinache, A. Matter, G. Martinot-Lagarde, N. Mauclert, L. Mehrgan, A. Meilland, M. Mellein, S. Ménardi, J. Menut, K. Meisenheimer, S. Morel, L. Mosoni, R. Navarro, U. Neumann, E. Nussbaum, S. Ottogalli, R. Palsa, J. Panduro, E. Pantin, I. Percheron, T. Phan Duc, J.-U. Pott, Eszter Pozna, F. Przygodda, A. Richichi, F. Rigal, G. Rupprecht, D. Schertl, J. Stegmeier, L. Thiam, N. Tromp, M. Vannier, F. Vakili, G. van Belle, K. Wagner, J. Woillez

Proceedings Volume 9146, 91460M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056419

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Sensors, Mid-IR, Stars, Telescopes, Visibility, Planets, Spectral resolution, Photometry, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

NAOMI: a new adaptive optics module for interferometry

Emmanuel Aller-Carpentier, Reinhold Dorn, Francoise Delplancke-Stroebele, Jérome Paufique, Luigi Andolfato, Christophe Dupuy, Enrico Fedrigo, Philippe Gitton, Paul Jolley, Paul Lilley, Miska Le Louarn, Than Duc, Andrew Rakich, Javier Reyes, Robert Ridings, Julien Woillez, Enrico Marchetti, Marcos Suarez Valles, Christian Schmid, Norbert Hubin, Jean-Philippe Berger, Jutta Quentin, Bernard-Alexis Delabre, Stewart McLay, Luca Pasquini

Proceedings Volume 9146, 91461C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054730

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Interferometry, Wavefront sensors, Astatine, Stars, Sensors, Mirrors, Cameras, Real-time computing

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

GALACSI integration and functional tests

P. La Penna, S. Ströbele, E. Aller Carpentier, J. Argomedo, R. Arsenault, R. Conzelmann, B. Delabre, R. Donaldson, M. Duchateau, E. Fedrigo, F. Gago, N. Hubin, J. Quentin, P. Jolley, M. Kiekebusch, J. Kirchbauer, B. Klein, J. Kolb, H. Kuntschner, M. Le Louarn, J. Lizon, P. Madec, A. Manescau, L. Mehrgan, B. Sedghi, M. Suarez Valles, C. Soenke, S. Tordo, J. Vernet, S. Zampieri

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91482V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055159

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Sensors, Calibration, Optical fibers, Copper, Telescopes, Sodium, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

ESO adaptive optics facility progress and first laboratory test results

Robin Arsenault, Pierre-Yves Madec, Jérome Paufique, Paolo La Penna, Stefan Stroebele, Elise Vernet, Jean-Francois Pirard, Wolfgang Hackenberg, Harald Kuntschner, Johann Kolb, Nicolas Muller, Aurea Garcia-Rissmann, Miska Le Louarn, Paola Amico, Norbert Hubin, Jean-Louis Lizon, Rob Ridings, Pierre Haguenauer, Jose Abad, Gerhard Fischer, Volker Heinz, Mario Kiekebusch, Javier Argomedo, Ralf Conzelmann, Sebastien Tordo, Rob Donaldson, Christian Soenke, Philippe Duhoux, Enrico Fedrigo, Bernard Delabre, Andrea Jost, Michel Duchateau, Mark Downing, Javier Reyes Moreno, Antonio Manescau, Domenico Bonaccini Calia, Marco Quattri, Christophe Dupuy, Ivan Guidolin, Mauro Comin, Ronald Guzman, Bernard Buzzoni, Jutta Quentin, Steffan Lewis, Paul Jolley, Max Kraus, Thomas Pfrommer, Roberto Biasi, Daniele Gallieni, Remko Stuik, Wilhelm Kaenders, Bernhard Ernstberger, Axel Friedenauer

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914802 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054859

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Cameras, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Calibration, Turbulence, Actuators, Stars, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2012 Paper

The design of ERIS for the VLT

P. Amico, E. Marchetti, F. Pedichini, A. Baruffolo, B. Delabre, M. Duchateau, M. Ekinci, D. Fantinel, E. Fedrigo, G. Finger, C. Frank, R. Hofmann, P. Jolley, J. L. Lizon, M. Le Louarn, P.-Y. Madec, C. Soenke, H. Weisz

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844620 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925170

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Current controlled current source, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Optical design, Imaging systems, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

GALACSI system design and analysis

S. Ströbele, P. La Penna, R. Arsenault, R. Conzelmann, B. Delabre, M. Duchateau, R. Dorn, E. Fedrigo, N. Hubin, J. Quentin, P. Jolley, M. Kiekebusch, J. Kirchbauer, B. Klein, J. Kolb, H. Kuntschner, M. Le Louarn, J. Lizon, P.-Y. Madec, L. Pettazzi, C. Soenke, S. Tordo, J. Vernet, R. Muradore

Proceedings Volume 8447, 844737 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926110

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Cameras, Stars, Calibration, Turbulence, Sensors, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Sodium, Tomography

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

ESO adaptive optics facility progress report

Robin Arsenault, Pierre-Yves Madec, Jerome Paufique, Paolo La Penna, Stefan Stroebele, Elise Vernet, Jean-Francois Pirard, Wolfgang Hackenberg, Harald Kuntschner, Lieselotte Jochum, Johann Kolb, Nicolas Muller, Miska Le Louarn, Paola Amico, Norbert Hubin, Jean-Louis Lizon, Rob Ridings, Jose Abad, Gert Fischer, Volker Heinz, Mario Kiekebusch, Javier Argomedo, Ralf Conzelmann, Sebastien Tordo, Robert Donaldson, Christian Soenke, Philippe Duhoux, Enrico Fedrigo, Bernard Delabre, Andreas Jost, Michel Duchateau, Mark Downing, Javier Moreno, Reinhold Dorn, Antonio Manescau, Domenico Bonaccini Calia, Marco Quattri, Christophe Dupuy, Ivan Guidolin, Mauro Comin, Ronald Guzman, Bernard Buzzoni, Jutta Quentin, Steffan Lewis, Paul Jolley, Maximilian Kraus, Thomas Pfrommer, Roberto Biasi, Daniele Gallieni, Clementine Bechet, Remko Stuik

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84470J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926074

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Optics manufacturing, Actuators, Control systems, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Perspective of imaging in the mid-infrared at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer

B. Lopez, S. Lagarde, P. Antonelli, W. Jaffe, R. Petrov, L. Venema, Sylvie Robbe-Dubois, F. Bettonvil, P. Berio, R. Navarro, U. Graser, U. Beckman, G. Weigelt, F. Vakili, T. Henning, J.-C. Gonzales, S. Wolf, C. Bailet, J. Behrend, Y. Bresson, O. Chesneau, J. Clausse, C. Connot, M. Dugué, Y. Fantei, E. Elswijk, H. Hanenburg, K. Hofmann, M. Heininger, R. ter Horst, J. Hron, J. Kragt, N. Tromp, T. Agocs, G. Kroes, W. Laun, Ch. Leinert, M. Lehmitz, A. Matter, J. Menut, F. Millour, U. Neumann, E. Nussbaum, S. Ottogalli, J.-U. Pott, F. Rigal, A. Roussel, D. Schertl, M. Vannier, K. Wagner, M. Mellein, T. Kroener, N. Mauclert, P. Girard, G. Lagarde, L. Mosoni, A. Jasko, A. Glindemann, T. Phan Duc, G. Finger, D. Ives, G. Jakob, I. Percheron, G. Avila, R. Palsa, Eszter Pozna, J. Lizon, Ch. Lucuix, S. Menardi, P. Haguenauer, P. Gitton, S. Morel, F. Gonté, P. Jolley, G. Rupprecht, P. Bourget, F. Delplancke, L. Mehrgan, J. Stegmeier, G. van Belle, A. Richichi, A. Moorwood

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84450R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926238

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Sensors, Visibility, Mid-IR, L band, Telescopes, Spectral resolution, Image restoration, Interferometers, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

Manufacturing of the ESO adaptive optics facility

R, Arsenault, P.-Y. Madec, N. Hubin, S. Stroebele, J. Paufique, E. Vernet, W. Hackenberg, J.-F. Pirard, L. Jochum, A. Glindemann, A. Jost, R. Conzelmann, M. Kiekebusch, S. Tordo, J.-L. Lizon, R. Donaldson, E. Fedrigo, C. Soenke, M. Duchateau, A. Bruton, B. Delabre, M. Downing, J. Reyes, J. Kolb, C. Bechet, M. Lelouarn, D. Bonaccini Calia, M. Quattri, I. Guidolin, B. Buzzoni, C. Dupuy, R. Guzman, M. Comin, A. Silber, J. Quentin, P. La Penna, A. Manescau, P. Jolley, V. Heinz, P. Duhoux, J. Argomedo, D. Gallieni, P. Lazzarini, R. Biasi, M. Andrighettoni, G. Angerer, D. Pescoller, R, Stuik, A. Deep

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857973

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Sensors, Optics manufacturing, Real-time computing, Manufacturing, Actuators, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

CRIRES: commissioning and first science results

Hans Ulrich Käufl, Paola Amico, Pascal Ballester, Eduardo Bendek Selman, Paul Bristow, Mark Casali, Bernard Delabre, Danuta Dobrzycka, Reinhold Dorn, Raul Esteves, Gert Finger, Gordon Gillet, Domingo Gojak, Michael Hilker, Paul Jolley, Yves Jung, Florian Kerber, Barbara Klein, Jean-Louis Lizon, Jerome Paufique, Jean-Francois Pirard, Eszter Pozna, Hugues Sana, Lilian Sanzana, Ricardo Schmutzer, Andreas Seifahrt, Ralf Siebenmorgen, Alain Smette, Jörg Stegmeier, Lowell Tacconi-Garman, Stefan Uttenthaler, Elena Valenti, Ueli Weilenmann, Burkhard Wolff

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140W (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787259

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Infrared radiation, Spectrographs, Lamps, Telescopes, Observatories, Cryogenics, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Opto-mechanical commissioning of the GLAS Rayleigh laser guide star for the WHT

Olivier Martin, Tibor Agócs, Diego Cano, Thomas Gregory, Michiel van der Hoeven, Paul Jolley, Carlos Martín, Tim Morris, Sergio Picó, Renee Pit, Jürg Rey

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789070

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Camera shutters, Pulsed laser operation, Semiconductor lasers, Domes, Space telescopes, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

GLAS: launching Rayleigh lasers from the WHT

Paul Jolley, Tom Gregory

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62723P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670789

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Space telescopes, Finite element methods, Laser systems engineering, Computer aided design, Wavefront sensors, Laser guide stars, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

GLAS: engineering a common-user Rayleigh laser guide star for adaptive optics on the William Herschel Telescope

Gordon Talbot, Don Carlos Abrams, Nikolaos Apostolakos, Richard Bassom, Colin Blackburn, Maarten Blanken, Diego Cano Infantes, Alan Chopping, Kevin Dee, Nigel Dipper, Eddy Elswijk, Bernard Enthoven, Thomas Gregory, Rik ter Horst, Ron Humphreys, Jan Idserda, Paul Jolley, Sjouke Kuindersma, Richard McDermid, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Sergio Pico, Johan Pragt, Simon Rees, Jürg Rey, Marcos Reyes, René Rutten, Ton Schoenmaker, Jure Skvarc, Niels Tromp, Simon Tulloch, Auke Veninga

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62722H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669942

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Mirrors, Laser safety, Laser systems engineering, Laser guide stars, Pulsed laser operation, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Enhancements and developments on NAOMI

Maarten Blanken, Chris Benn, Michiel van der Hoeven, Paul Jolley, Simon Rees, Gordon Talbot, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62723N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669354

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Beam splitters, Photonic integrated circuits, Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Camera shutters, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

NAOMI: adaptive optics at the WHT

Chris Benn, Maarten Blanken, Craige Bevil, Sebastian Els, Stephen Goodsell, Tom Gregory, Paul Jolley, Andy Longmore, Olivier Martin, Richard Myers, Roy Ostensen, Simon Rees, Rene Rutten, Ilona Soechting, Gordon Talbot, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552216

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Point spread functions, Cameras, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Recent enhancements to the NAOMI AO system

Paul Jolley, Stephen Goodsell, Chris Benn, Thomas Gregory, Simon Rees, Michiel van der Hoeven, Maarten Blanken, Renee Pit

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551639

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Calibration, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Cameras, Optical benches, Iris, Lamps, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

GRACE: a controlled environment for adaptive optics at the William Herschel Telescope

Gordon Talbot, Don Abrams, Chris Benn, Alan Chopping, Kevin Dee, Sebastian Els, Martin Fisher, Stephen Goodsell, Doug Gray, Paul Jolley

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551109

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Electronics, Sensors, Servomechanisms, Space telescopes, Imaging systems, Temperature metrology, Domes

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