Conference Committee ix Dedication xi SESSION 1 LASER GUIDE STARS Improved performance of the laser guide star adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory (3762-01) 2(6) S.S. Olivier D.T. Gavel H.W. Friedman C.E. Max J.R. An K. Avicola B.J. Bauman J.M. Brase E.W. Campbell C.J. Carrano J.B. Cooke G.J. Freeze E.L. Gates V.K. Kanz T.C. Kuklo B. A. Macintosh M.J. Newman E.L. Pierce K.E. Waltjen J.A. Watson LGS Na spot elongation and Rayleigh scattering effects on Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor performances (3762-03) 8(12) E. Viard F. Delplancke N.N. Hubin N. Ageorges Lick sodium laser guide star: performance during the 1998 LGS observing campaign (3762-04) 20(8) D.T. Gavel H.W. Friedman B.J. Bauman SESSION 2 DEFORMABLE MIRRORS Full-system laboratory testing of the F/15 deformable secondary mirror for the new MMT adaptive optics system (3762-06) 28(10) P.C. McGuire M. Lloyd-Hart J.R.P. Angel G.Z. Angeli R.L. Johnson B.C. Fitz-Patrick W.B. Davison R.J. Sarlot C.J. Bresloff J.M. Hughes S.M. Miller P. Schaller F.P. Wildi M.A. Kenworthy R.M. Cordova M.L. Rademacher M.H. Rascon J.H. Burge B.L. Stamper C. Zhao P. Salinari C. Del Vecchio A. Riccardi G. Brusa R. Biasi M. Andrighettoni D. Gallieni C. Franchini D.G. Sandler T.K. Barrett Adaptive secondary mirror for the 6.5-m Conversion of the Multiple Mirror Telescope: first laboratory testing results (3762-07) 38(12) G. Brusa A. Riccardi V. Biliotti C. Del Vecchio P. Salinari P. Stefanini P. Mantegazza R. Biasi M. Andrighettoni C. Franchini D. Gallient High-order adaptive optics system with a high-density spherical memberance deformanble mirror (3762-08) 50(8) M.P. Langlois J.R.P. Angel M. Lloyd-Hart S.M. Miller G.Z. Angeli Membrane deformable mirrors under cw laser load (3762-09) 58(10) G.V. Vdovin N. Kugler M. Schacht SESSION 3 SYSTEM AND CONTROL THEORY Spatial band width of influence functions in adaptive opticala systems (3762-10) 68(9) M.E. Furber D.C. Jordan Real-time adaptive optimization of track loop controllers in adaptive optics systems as a function of input statistics and sensor gain (3762-11) 77(14) J.D. Barchers J.M. Brown II Performance assessment of MEMS adaptive optics in tactical airborne systems (3762-12) 91(10) R.K. Tyson Extended-image spatial tracking technique for deep-space optical downlinks (3762-14) 101(9) H. Tsou C.S. Racho T.Y. Yan Online subaperture selection in AO closed-loop systems (3762-15) 110(6) C. Morossi M. Franchini S. Furlani Zernike modal compensation analysis for an adaptive optics system using direct-gradient wavefront reconstruction algorithm (3762-16) 116(9) X. Li C. Wang H. Xian X. Wu W. Jiang Power series evaluation of Zernike covariances for turbulence-induced phase distortions including outer scale and servo lag effects (3762-17) 125(17) J.D. Barchers B.L. Ellerbroek SESSION 4 ASTRONOMY SYSTEMS 21-element infrared adaptive optics system at 2.16-m telescope (3762-19) 142(8) W. Jiang G. Tang M. Li N. Ling C. Rao C. Guan L. Jiang F. Shen M. Li Y. Li D. Chen J. Hu G. Wang J. Sun Gemini Mauna Kea laser guide star system (3762-21) 150(11) C.dOrgeville M.R. Chun J. Sebag C. Boyer D. Montgomery J. M. Oschmann F.J. Rigaut D.A. Simons Laboratory adaptive optics system for testing the wavefront sensor for the new MMT (3762-22) 161(13) T.A. Rhoadarmer P.C. McGuire J.M. Hughes M. Lloyd-Hart J.R.P. Angel P. Schaller M.A. Kenworthy Adaptive optics high-resolution spectroscopy: present status and future direction (3762-23) 174(10) J.Ge D.R. Ciarlo P.J. Kuzmenko C.R. Alcock B.A. Macintosh J.R.P. Angel N.J. Woolf M. Lloyd-Hart R.Q. Fugate J. Najita Cadar Alto ALFA and the sodium laser guide star in astronomy (3762-24) 184(10) D.J. Butler R.I. Davies H. Fews W.K. Hackenburg S. Rabien T. Ott A. Eckart M. Kasper New optical design of adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory (3762-25) 194(7) B.J. Bauman D.T. Gavel K.E. Waltjen G.J. Freeze K.A. Keahi T.C. Kuklo S.K. Lopes M.J. Newman S.S. Olivier Object-independent point spread function and wavefront phase estimation (3762-26) 201(11) J.C. Christou S.M. Jefferies E.K. Hege SESSION 5 TURBULENCE MEASUREMENT Analysis of atmospheric turbulence measurements obtained with the Starfire Optical Range 3.5.m telescope adaptive optical system (3762-27) 212(13) B.L. Ellerbroek D.J. Lee J.D. Barchers Analysis of turbulent atmospheric layers with a wavefront sensor: testing the frozen flow hypothesis (3762-28) 225(12) M. Schock E.J. Spillar High-accuracy calibration of an adaptive optics system using a phase-shifting diffraction interferometer (3762-30) 237(8) E.W. Campbell B.J. Bauman D.R. Sweider S.S. Olivier Miniature instrument for the measurement of gap thickness using polychromatic interferometry (3762-31) 245(9) R.L. Johnson J.R.P. Angel M. Lloyd-Hart G.Z. Angeli Optimal design of wavefront sensors for adaptive optical systems: effects of grating period and subaperture size in a shearing interferometer (3762-33) 254(12) M.E. Furber Raytheon Optical Systems D.C. Jordan SESSION 6 WAVEFRONT SENSORS Practical comparison of phase diversity to interferometry in measuring the aberrations in an adaptive optics system (3762-34) 266(3) D.T. Gavel B.J. Bauman E.W. Campbell C.J. Carrano S.S. Oliver Construction and testing of the wavefront sensor camera for the new MMT adaptive optics system (3762-35) 269(14) P.C. McGuire T.A. Rhoadarmer M. Lloyd-Hart J.C. Shelton M.P. Lesser J.R.P. Angel G.Z. Angeli J.M. Hughes B.C. Fitz-Patrick M.J. Rademacher P. Schaller M.A. Kenworthy F.P. Wildi J.G. Capara D.B. Ouellette Focal plane masks in adaptive optics systems (3762-36) 283(13) A.J. Seward F. Lacombe M.K. Giles SESSION 7 POSTER SESSION Test of beam cleanup for the annular beam using the 61-element AO system (3762-37) 296(4) B. Xu H. Xian Q. Zhang C. Wang X. Li T. Jin W. Jiang Compensation effectiveness analysis of low-order-correction adaptive optical system for non-Kolmogorov turbulence (3762-38) 300(8) C. Rao W. Jiang N. Ling Single-input/single-output analysis of latency and quadrant detector saturation in adaptive optical systems (3762-39) 308(13) J.D. Barchers D.J. Lee D.E.Lane PASS-2: photometry of the polychromatic laser guide star (3762-40) 321(9) M. Schock R. Foy J.P. Pique M. Tallon P. Segonds M. Laubscher O. Peillet Static and dynamic responses of an ultrathin adaptive secondary mirror (3762-41) 330(11) C. Del Vecchio G. Brusa D. Gallieni M. Lloyd-Hart W.B. Davison Optimum matching of wavefront sensor and wavefront corrector for annular laser beam (3762-42) 341(6) Q. Zhang B. Xu W. Jiang Influence of volcanic aerosols on guide star systems (3762-43) 347(13) D.A. Nahrstedt Chromatic spatial superresolution with infrared adaptive optics (3762-44) 360(8) A. Zadrozny Beam quality and polarization analysis of the ALFA laser at Calar Alto and the influence on brightness and size of the laser guide star (3762-45) 368(10) S. Rabien R.I. Davies W.K. Hackenberg A. Eckart T. Ott D.J. Butler LA3OS2: a software package for laser guide star adaptive optics systems (3762-46) 378(12) M. Carbillet B. Femenia F. Delplancke S. Esposito L. Fini A. Riccardi E. Viard N.N. Hubin F.J. Rigaut Experimental validation of tilt measurement technique with a laser beacon (3762-47) 390(6) M.S. Belenkii S. J. Karis J.M. Brown II R.Q. Fugate Preliminary experimental evidence of anisotropy of turbulence and the effect of non-Kolmogorov turbulence on wavefront tilt statistics (3762-48) 396(11) M.S. Belenkii J.D. Barchers S.J. Karis C.L. Osmon J.M. Brown II R.Q. Fugate Addendum 407(2) Author Index 409
