Simulation of MCAO on (Extremely) large telescopes

In this paper, we describe the difierent methods to simulate Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) systems. First, analytical (error-budget type) and semi-analytical (Fourier) methods are described. We then describe the difierent modules required to make end-to-end (Monte-Carlo) simulations of these systems. Finally, we present some of the computational challenges associated with the simulation of MCAO on Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs). R¶¶ e

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