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Innovative Technologies for Optical and Infrared Astronomy
C. R. Cunningham, C. J. Evans, F. Molster +3
Advances in astronomy are often enabled by adoption of new technology. In some instances this is where the technology has been invented specifically for astronomy, but more usually…
Performance of volume phase gratings manufactured using ultrafast laser inscription
David Lee, Robert R. Thomson, Colin R. Cunningham
Ultrafast laser inscription (ULI) is a rapidly maturing technique which uses focused ultrashort laser pulses to locally modify the refractive index of dielectric materials in three…
Smart Focal Plane Technologies for VLT Instruments
Colin Cunningham, Chris Evans
As we move towards the era of ELTs, it is timely to think about the future role of the 8-m class telescopes. Under the OPTICON programme, novel technologies have been developed tha…
ELT instrumentation for seeing-limited and AO-corrected observations: A comparison
Colin Cunningham, Chris Evans, Guy Monnet +1
The next generation of large ground-based optical and infrared telescopes will provide new challenges for designers of astronomical instrumentation. The varied science cases for th…
A multi-object, multi-field spectrometer and imager for a European ELT
Chris Evans, Colin Cunningham, Eli Atad-Ettedgui +11
One of the highlights of the European ELT Science Case book is the study of resolved stellar populations, potentially out to the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. A European ELT would ena…
Challenges in optics for Extremely Large Telescope instrumentation
P. Spanò, F. M. Zerbi, C. J. Norrie +15
We describe and summarize the optical challenges for future instrumentation for Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs). Knowing the complex instrumental requirements is crucial for the…