Novel technologies for ELT science cases

C Cunningham¹

¹ ROE

The science cases developed for ELTs and explored in this Symposium generate a set of often contradictory requirements on the instrument and systems performance. Trade-offs between contrast, spatial resolution, spectral range, spectral resolution and field of view result in the need for a suite of instruments, as with any telescope, but with ELTs the specification of most of these instruments is very challenging. This paper will describe the technologies which need to be developed to meet these requirements and discuss where we need to be in terms of technology readiness before we can commit to the design of such a suite. In particular, I will discuss the need for smart focal plane technologies, advanced optical components and novel detectors.

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