A topical meeting devoted to adaptive optics across a broad range of applications is being held by the Optical Society of America in Arlington, VA, 23-27 June 2013. Dr. Julian Christou (Large Binocular Telescope Observatory) and Dr. Donald Miller (Indiana University) are cochairs. The emphasis will be on synergies between methods developed and used by various communities pursuing different applications, and a special interest will be exploring ways to address current limitations in adaptive optics systems and novel applications. A number of internationally-known invited speakers will be participating. Partial funding for this activity is being provided by NSF?s Division of Astronomical Sciences through its Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation program.
This grant was used to support student, post-doc and invited speaker participation in the Optical Society (OSA) Topical Meeting on Adaptive Optics (AO), held in Arlington, VA, on June 23-27, 2012. The $15,000 requested was distributed to undergraduate and graduate students from US educational institutions, who would otherwise have been unable to travel to and participate in the OA meeting. Recipients will be required to present oral or poster presentations on selected topics relevant to the meeting at sessions specifically related to their research topics. OSA’s topical meeting on Adaptive Optics (AO) brought together 75 experts and students from 13 countries over five days to discuss and share technologies which have enabled significant performance improvements in different applications of adaptive optics. Eleven well-known experts presented the latest advances and challenges on various adaptive optics systems including control systems, wavefront sensing and correcting, system and component modeling, imaging techniques through distorting or scattering media, and achievable performance improvements. 39 papers were presented. AO also held two joint sessions with another topical meeting: Propagation through and Characterization of Distributed Volume Turbulence (pcDVT.) Finally, a panel-led discussion of leading Adaptive Optics experts examined Adaptive Optics Performance metrics. Topics Covered: Adaptive Optical Devices and Components Control Systems Next-generation Adaptive Optics Systems Wave Front Sensing and Estimation Wave front correction algorithms Adaptive Optics Methods and Technologies for the following Applications: Optometry/Ophthalmology Microscopy Astronomy Free Space Communications Lithography Adaptive Optics in Manufacturing Horizontal Path Propagation
