System performance of the laser projection system (LPS) for the ELT
Jan R. Nijenhuis,
Fred Kamphues,
Martijn M.C.J. M. van Riel
et al.
Abstract:Presently TNO/Demcon are manufacturing nine Laser Projection Systems (LPS). TNO is responsible for the design and manufacturing of the Optical Tube Assembly (OTA), the baseplate and the LPS cover. Demcon designed and manufactured the Beam Conditioning and Diagnostic System (BCDS). TNO is also responsible for the system performance and its verification tests. Six units will be used on the ELT. The other three are destined for the VLT. That will allow the operation of the adaptive mirrors enabling unprecedented … Show more
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