Optimal Hartmann sensing at low light levels

Optics Communications

Volumn 156, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 10-15

  Ash, D L ^a   Solomon, C J ^a   Loos, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS;

SHACK-HARTMANN SENSORS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0032207672     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00398-8     Document Type: Article

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