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6th Laser Technology and Systems for Astronomy Workshop
October 31 - November 1, 2010
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Fall 2009 Workshop
Announcement
This year the Center for Adaptive Optics will once again be hosting a two-day workshop on
Laser Technology and Systems for Astronomy. The purpose of these workshops is
to foster information interchange between astronomy uses laser system developers, and scientists
studying the interaction of the mesospheric sodium with laser light. We will discuss our experience,
perceived challenges and future potentials in improving sodium laser guidestar performance and use
this meeting opportunity to exchange ideas and develop collaborations.
Technical topics might include
- Status of the telescope LGS AO projects. 2nd generation laser requirements.
- Modeling the laser to sodium coupling physics and return signal.
- Sodium return signal measurements.
- Key component technologies status (mixing crystals, fibers).
- Methods of beam transport, projection, and uplink correction.
- Lessons learned in field hardening for mountaintop operation.
- Strategies for making the laser technology available to the astronomical community.
I welcome your ideas and suggestions!
This is a follow-up to our earlier workshops in
November 2006,
March 2007,
November 2007,
November 2008, and
November 2009,
at which we heard about some of the latest cutting edge developments.
Please also refer to the Sodium Laser Guidestar research web page
where you will find references for existing laser guide star systems and reported characteristics, ongoing laser development projects,
past and upcoming meetings, and a people contact list.
Agenda
Logistics
Venue
The workshop will be held in conjunction with the Center for Adaptive Optics
Fall Retreat at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference Center
in Southern California. The Fall Retreat starts Thursday October 28 and lasts until Sunday October 31.
The Laser Workshop will start at the end of the Retreat starting noon on Sunday October 31 and will last through
noon on Monday November 1. The CfAO will be
opening up registration in early September. Workshop attendees should register for the Retreat and check the
"Attending Laser Workshop" box.
Invitees:
- Sean Adkins, Keck Observatory
- Mark Ammons, University of Arizona Steward Observatory
- Christoph Baranec, Caltech
- Antonin Bouchez, Caltech Optical Observatories
- Corinne Boyer, Thirty Meter Telescope Project
- Domenico Bonaccini Calia, European Southern Observatory
- Justin Bronder, AFRL/SOR
- Dmitry Budker, UC Berkeley
- Jason Chin, Keck Observatory
- Julian Christou, Gemini Observatory
- Iyad Dajani, AFRL / SOR
- Jay Dawson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Richard Dekany, Caltech Optical Observatories
- Craig Denman, Fasortronics Inc.
- Celine D'Orgeville, Gemini Observatory
- Daren Dillon, Lick Observatory
- Dan Eklund, NOAO
- Dennis Elkins, Evans and Sutherland
- Brent Ellerbroek, Thirty Meter Telescope Project
- Sebastian Engner, NOAJ / Subaru
- Bob Fugate, Fasortronics Inc., New Mexico Tech
- Don Garner, Evans and Sutherland
- Don Gavel, Lick Observatory
- Luc Gilles, TMT
- James Graham, UC Berkeley
- Wolfgang Hackenberg, European Southern Observatory
- Alan Hankla, Lockheed Martin Coherent Technology
- Michael Hart, University of Arizona Steward Observatory
- Masayuki Hattori, NOAJ / Subaru
- Yutaka Hayano, Subaru Telescope
- Paul Hillman, Fasortronics Inc.
- Ron Holzlohner, European Southern Observatory
- Meguru Ito, Subaru Telescope
- Joe Janni, AMOS
- Erik Johansson, Keck Observatory
- Tom Kane, Stanford University
- Ed Kibblewhite, University of Chicago
- Natalie Kostinski, Princeton University
- Claire Max, UC Santa Cruz
- Steven Morgan, Princeton University
- Jesper Munch, U. Adelaide
- Chris Neyman, Keck Observatory
- Andrew Norton, UC Santa Cruz / LAO
- Angel Otarola, TMT
- Brian Patton, UC Berkeley
- Dee Pennington, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Thomas Pfrommer, University of British Columbia, Victoria
- Rachel Rampy, UC Santa Cruz / LAO
- Marc Reinig, UC Santa Cruz / LAO
- Francois Rigaut, Gemini Observatory
- Simon Rochester, UC Berkeley
- Hideki Takami, Subaru Telescope
- Luke Taylor, ESO
- Alan Tracy, Lockheed Martin Coherent Technology
- Viswa Velur, Caltech Optical Observatories
- Lianqi Wang, TMT
- Peter Wizinowich, Keck Observatory
and anyone else attending the CfAO Fall Retreat and is interested in lasers for astronomy AO.
Again, my thanks to those who are participating in these workshops and I encourage you all to join in the discussions and planning
for future workshops.
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