• Date: March 11th, 2024

• Location: CNR-IFN Didactic Laboratory, Padua, Italy

• Duration: 1 day

• Maximum Participants: 15 

• Cost: 250 euros per person (50 euros for attendees registered for the XIII Workshop on Adaptive Optics for Industry and Medicine)

• Equipment: Didactic laboratory equipped with 4 large optical tables containing all necessary components for activities, including metrology systems, adaptive optics for closed-loop control training, microscopy, and tabletop demonstrators for optical communication.

Tunable optical components play a significant role in various optical instruments, ranging from simple zoom and focusing lenses to more complex deformable optics crucial for enhancing the performance of telescopes, microscopes, and lasers.

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to adaptive optics technologies, covering available wavefront modulators such as deformable mirrors and deformable lenses, as well as wavefront sensors and control systems.

Participants will have a unique opportunity for hands-on experimental training with cutting-edge technologies. The course will not only cover theoretical aspects but also delve into practical techniques used across different applications, including microscopy, atmospheric turbulence correction, optical communication, and wavefront metrology.

The course will be divided into three groups, each engaging in parallel experimental activities lasting approximately 2 hours each. This division will allow participants to enjoy a comprehensive experience, providing the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills in various areas of adaptive optics technology.

 
During the course, participants will be divided into three groups, each dedicated to one of the following activities: 

1. Wavefront measurement system 

2. Closed loop wavefront control for atmospheric turbulence

3. Adaptive optics  microscopy

The workshop is organised by the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology of Padova. The course will be held in CNR didactic laboratory.