A wave optics propagation code for multi-conjugate adaptive optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4494, Issue , 2002, Pages 104-120

  Ellerbroek, B L ^a   Cochran, G M ^b  

^a GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b Reconstruction Concepts ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics modeling; Extremely large telescopes; Multi conjugate adaptive optics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PROJECTION SYSTEMS;

DIFFRACTION EFFECTS; EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPES; MULTICONJUGATE ADAPTIVE OPTICS; SHACK HARTMANN SENSORS; WAVE OPTICS PROPAGATION CODE; WAVEFRONT SENSORS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0036396537     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454784     Document Type: Article

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