Theoretical and Applied Optics

High Resolution Imaging

Developing techniques and methods for the ultimate spatial resolution of optical instruments

Center of excellence

• Adaptive optics
• Optical aperture synthesis
• Characterization of aero-optical effects
• Propagation through turbulence

Examples of projects and specialized activities

• Aero-optical effects
• Comete, laser beam focusing
• Lola, Earth-satellite laser telecommunications
• Sotise, observation of the Earth from a geostationary orbit
• Planet-Finder, adaptive optics at a very large degree of correction
• Dwarf and Pegase, cophasing systems for the Darwin interferometer
• Multi-conjugate adaptive optics / Ce/FP6
• SOO, Aperture synthesis
• Inca, identification of aerial targets
• Naos, the adaptive optics of the Very Large Telescope (VLT)
• Adaptive optics for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)
• Homer, a Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics test bench

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