Real-time adaptive optics control with a high level programming language
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2024-07-11 v1
Abstract
Adaptive optics systems are usually prototyped in a convenient but slow language like MATLAB or Python, and then re-written from scratch using high-performance C/C++ to perform real-time control. This duplication of effort adds costs and slows the experimentation process. We present instead a technical demonstration of performing real time, sub-millisecond latency control with an adaptive optics system using the high-level Julia programming language. This open-source software demonstrates support for multiple cameras, pixel streaming, and network-transparency distributed computing. Furthermore, it is easy to interface it with other programming languages as desired.
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@article{arxiv.2407.07207,
title = {Real-time adaptive optics control with a high level programming language},
author = {William Thompson and Darryl Gamroth and Christian Marois and Olivier Lardière},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.07207},
year = {2024}
}
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Presented at SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation 2024 in Yokohama