Abstract:
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics is deliberating the development of a 2-m class Solar telescope called NLST
(National Large Solar Telescope) at Merak, Ladakh. It will be equipped with an adaptive optics system to
realize its full potential. In preparation for the same, we are developing an AO/MCAO system for the existing
38cm Kodaikanal Tower Telescope (KTT) at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. The MCAO system uses two deformable
mirrors conjugated to the pupil plane and one high-altitude layer (3km). We will discuss the design aspects of
our AO and MCAO systems
