We give in this paper a short overview of the LBT and LINC-Nirvana interferometer. We present two specific cases of the instrumental issues that were addressed within the project, namely the requirement for a wide field AO correction and the importance of measuring the flexure and vibrations on the telescope. Their importance in the context of future ELTs is also discussed.
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Labadie, L., Herbst, T.M., Egner, S., Brix, M., Kürtser, M. (2009). Which Synergies Between LBT/LINC Nirvana and Future ELTs?. In: Moorwood, A. (eds) Science with the VLT in the ELT Era. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9190-2_46
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