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CIAO | Adaptive Optics Platform for SATCOM and Astronomy

Telescope compatibility

f/22 to f/8 aperture; 200mm-1m diameter

Wavelength

VIS or SWIR

Acquisition frequency

1kHz in visible, even faster in SWIR

Mirror response time

5ms

CIAO for SATCOM & High Resolution Imaging, FSO & SATCOM

CIAO connects directly to the telescope eyepiece, positioned between the telescope’s focal plane and the user plane (sensor or fiber holder) without altering the optical path. Setup is made easy with its built-in tip-tilt alignment interface and autocalibration tools. Once the target is aligned, the user can close the Adaptive Optics loop with a single click, enabling aberration correction or precise pointing lock. It is available in visible and in SWIR.

Key features 

  • Simple add-on installation for ground-based telescopes with apertures from f/22 to f/8 and diameters ranging from 200mm to 1m
  • Compatible with VIS and SWIR operation
  • Fast low-light Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor operating at 1kHz in the visible spectrum and even faster in SWIR
  • Internal source enables quick and straightforward auto-calibration
  • Adjustable tip-tilt off-axis ballpoint for precise optical alignment
  • Mirror response time: 5ms
  • Single-mode fiber holder for white light interferometry, spectroscopy, and FSO applications

Software 

  • Specialized software for rapid AO loop control
  • Numerous adjustable parameters to optimize the loop, tailored to the telescope, seeing conditions, target, and application.

CIAO is a compact, innovative adaptive optics add-on designed to boost your telescope’s performance. We offer customization for our users—contact us to explore how it can benefit your specific application.

CIAO for SATCOM & High Resolution Imaging, FSO & SATCOM

CIAO connects directly to the telescope eyepiece, positioned between the telescope’s focal plane and the user plane (sensor or fiber holder) without altering the optical path. Setup is made easy with its built-in tip-tilt alignment interface and autocalibration tools. Once the target is aligned, the user can close the Adaptive Optics loop with a single click, enabling aberration correction or precise pointing lock. It is available in visible and in SWIR.

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Key features 

  • Simple add-on installation for ground-based telescopes with apertures from f/22 to f/8 and diameters ranging from 200mm to 1m
  • Compatible with VIS and SWIR operation
  • Fast low-light Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor operating at 1kHz in the visible spectrum and even faster in SWIR
  • Internal source enables quick and straightforward auto-calibration
  • Adjustable tip-tilt off-axis ballpoint for precise optical alignment
  • Mirror response time: 5ms
  • Single-mode fiber holder for white light interferometry, spectroscopy, and FSO applications

Software 

  • Specialized software for rapid AO loop control
  • Numerous adjustable parameters to optimize the loop, tailored to the telescope, seeing conditions, target, and application.

CIAO is a compact, innovative adaptive optics add-on designed to boost your telescope’s performance. We offer customization for our users—contact us to explore how it can benefit your specific application.

CIAO VIS Applications

  • High-resolution imaging of planets or the solar surface is achievable due to its compatibility with extended sources.
  • Stellar interferometry
  • High-performance spectrometry
  • Space Situational Awareness (SSA)

CIAO SWIR Applications

  • Free Space Optics (FSO) Applications
  • SATCOM

CIAO VIS datasheet

WAVESKY Software

Wavesky was made with a RunTime approach, meaning it has no GUI. When connected via TCP-IP, you can setup the server, drive the loop and make diagnostics. It includes C++ and Python client examples and runs under Win10 and Win11 environment.

CIAO technical drawings

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