Lines of instrumentation: Adaptive Optics

Adaptive Optics

This line includes instrumental projects designed to measure and correct the disturbances introduced by the atmosphere on the light received by the scientific instruments. We develop highly specialized devices to measure and characterize the atmospheric turbulence and also specific instruments that, placed in the telescope, are able to compensate the effects of the atmosphere and deliver a corrected beam to the scientific instrument.

  • Grant
    Diagnosis System for LGS high power laser
    The objective of this project is to equip the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and its Adaptive Optics System (GTCAO) with a Diagnostic system for its Laser Guide...
  • Capability
    Dissemination of scientific and technological capabilities, and socio-economic impact of the IAC
    One of IAC’s primary objectives is to improve its own scientific and technological capabilities. The promotion of these capacities, both nationally and...
  • Project
    GTCAO LGS. Adaptative Optics and Laser Guide Star for GTC
    The Adaptive Optics (AO) for the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) corrects the effect of the atmospheric turbulence on the light, to exploit the high spatial...
  • Project
    IACTEC - Free Space Optical Communications
    The Free Space Optical Communications Group is focused in develop and research of quantum optical communications equipments and implementations, between...
  • Technical facility
    Laboratory of Integrated Circuits (LABIC)
    As part of the IAC's strategic plan, since 2019, the Electronic Department of the Instrumentation Division has been carrying out many activities to obtain the...
  • Grant
    Laser guide star facility for the adaptive optics of GTC
    The aim of the Project is to equip the GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS (GTC) Adaptive Optics system (GTCAO) with a Laser Guide Star (LGS) Facility (LGSF), to extend...
  • Project
    Laser Guide Star with OGS
    The aim of this project is to create a sodium Laser Guide Star (LGS) using the 1m telescope OGS and a sodium dye laser. LGSs are needed by the Adaptive Optics...
  • Grant
    Laser Launch Telescope for Laser Guide Star
    The aim of this project is to provide a Laser Launch Telescope for the Laser Guide Star Facility of the Adaptive Optics system of the GTC telescope. This will...
  • Project
    Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics for EST
    IAC is developing a Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) bench, with the purpose of demonstrating in laboratory solutions of some of the main problems related...