Two generations of laser-guide-star adaptive-optics experiments at the starfire optical range

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

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 310-324

  Fugate, R Q ^a   Ellerbroek, B L ^a   Higgins, C H ^a   Jelonek, M P ^a   Lange, W J ^a   Slavin, A C ^a   Wild, W J ^a,e   Winker, D M ^a,f   Wynia, J M ^a   Spinhirne, J M ^b,g   Boeke, B R ^b   Ruane, R E ^b   Moroney, J F ^c   Oliker, M D ^c   Swindle, D W ^c   Cleis, R A ^b,d  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Rockwell Power Systems   (United States)

^c Optical Sciences Company ^*  (United States)

^d Optical Sciences Company   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; TELESCOPES; VIDEO CAMERAS;

LASER GUIDE STARS; STARFIRE OPTICAL RANGE;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0028368014     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.11.000310     Document Type: Article

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