Control loop analysis for a nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulator used in an adaptive optics system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3494, Issue , 1998, Pages 161-167

  Dayton, David C ^a   Browne, Stephen L ^b   Gonglewski, John D ^c  

^a APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Optical Sciences Company   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Liquid crystals; Spatial light modulators

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERICS; CRYSTALS; LIGHT; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODULATION; MODULATORS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHASE MODULATION; REMOTE SENSING;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS; CONTROL LOOPS; DYNAMIC ABERRATIONS; HIGH FLEXIBILITIES; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE MODULATORS; LOW COMPLEXITIES; LOW COSTS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL PATHS; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0013245178     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.332414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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