Cramér–Rao analysis of phase-diverse wave-front sensing

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1005-1015

  Lee, David J ^a   Roggemann, Michael C ^b   Welsh, Byron M ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mission Research Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 0001152746     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.001005     Document Type: Article

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