Off-Site AO Software Packages

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Marcos van Dam's Strehl Meter
Strehl calculator with optional IDL interface.
For more information, please contact Marcos van Dam

MDSP SuperResolution Software
Matlab-based software package for resolution enhancement from video
For more information, please contact Peyman Milanfar

YAO
a Monte-Carlo AO simulation tool. It uses a number of custom developed functions to simulate the wavefront sensor, the deformable mirror and many other aspects of an AO loop. Available for MacOS X & Linux.

PAOLA
Performance of Adaptive Optics for Large Apertures, is a set of functions and procedures written in IDL for calculating the performances of an AO system installed at the focus of an astronomical telescope.