Low-cost, broadband static phase plate for generating atmosphericlike turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 2946-2955

  Rhoadarmer, Troy A ^a   Angel, J Roger P ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TELESCOPES;

IMAGE RESOLUTION;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0010809582     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.002946     Document Type: Article

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