Photon return analysis of a polychromatic laser guide star

Optics Communications

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 405-409

  Froc, G ^a   Rosencher, E ^a   Attal Tretout B ^a   Michau, V ^a  

^a ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOTON RETURN ANALYSIS; POLYCHROMATIC LASER GUIDE STARS;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0033752552     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(00)00674-X     Document Type: Article

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