3 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
Initial modeling and testbed feasibility studies of WaveDriver: a laser guide star AO system for HWO
Dominic F. Sanchez, Benjamin L. Gerard, Peter Waswa +16
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will require greater wavefront stability than achieved by JWST, pushing conventional telescope architectures to picometer-level…
astro-ph.IM2026
WaveDriver: a Laser Guide Star AO System for HWO
Benjamin L. Gerard, Alex Geringer-Sameth, Aditya R. Sengupta +7
Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) presents a key challenge for technology development in the coming years, requiring a more stable system than \textit{JWST}. WaveD…
astro-ph.IM2025
WaveDriver: a Laser Guide Star AO System for HWO
Benjamin L. Gerard, Alex Geringer-Sameth, Aditya R. Sengupta +16
HWO's Tier 1 Contrast Stability Technology Gap presents a key challenge for technology development in the coming years, requiring to a >100x more stable system than JWST. WaveDrive…