Multiconjugate adaptive optics for large telescopes: Analytical control of the mirror shapes

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

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 537-548

  Owner Petersen, Mette ^a   Goncharov, Alexander ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WAVEFRONTS;

MIRROR SHAPES;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0012023302     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.000537     Document Type: Article

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