Analysis of fundamental limits to artificial-guide-star adaptive-optics-system performance for astronomical imaging

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

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 277-287

  Fried, David L ^a   Belsher, John F ^a  

^a Optical Sciences Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; LASER PULSES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TELESCOPES;

ARTIFICIAL GUIDE STARS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0028367821     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.11.000277     Document Type: Article

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