Fundamental Limits on Earth-like Exoplanet Imaging with Large Telescopes Employing Laser Tomographic Adaptive Optics Systems: A Comparative Analysis of LGS AO and LTAO Systems

Keran Deng, Jian Huang,Ke Wang

Photonics(2024)

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Exoplanet imaging with high-contrast imaging adaptive optics systems, though challenging, is a promising path toward the characterization of terrestrial planets. We analyzed the fundamental limitations associated with the direct imaging of terrestrial exoplanets around low-mass stars with Extremely Large Telescopes using laser tomographic adaptive optics (LTAO) and derived the post-coronagraph image shape in the focal plane from LTAO systems. Additionally, the fundamental limitation of direct imaging was found to come from unseen spatial frequencies during tomographic reconstruction. Through the provision of optimization strategies for laser guide star (LGS) asterisms, based on the post-coronagraph image contrast, we aimed to assist in the design of LTAO systems for Extremely Large Telescopes, resulting in a six-fold improvement in the LTAO post-coronagraph image plane at 0.1 arcseconds.
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adaptive optics,high-contrast imaging,laser guide stars,laser tomographic adaptive optics
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