Angular correlation of Zernike polynomials for a laser guide star in adaptive optics

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

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1949-1966

  Molodij, Guillaume ^a   Rousset, Gérard ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Atmospheric optics; Propagation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CORRELATION METHODS; IMAGE QUALITY; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; POLYNOMIALS; WAVEFRONTS;

ANGULAR CORRELATIONS; FOCAL ANISOPLANATISM; LASER GUIDE STAR; ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0031210489     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.001949     Document Type: Article

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