Update on optical design of adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4494, Issue , 2002, Pages 19-29

  Bauman, Brian J ^a   Gavel, Donald T ^a   Waltjen, Kenneth E ^a   Freeze, Gary J ^a   Hurd, Randy L ^a   Gates, Elinor L ^a   Max, Claire E ^a   Olivier, Scot S ^a   Pennington, Deanna M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Deformable mirrors; Laser guide star; Lick observatory; Sodium guide star; Wavefront sensors

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; LASERS; MIRRORS; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

DEFORMABLE MIRRORS; LASER GUIDE STAR; LICK OBSERVATORY; SODIUM GUIDE STAR; WAVEFRONT SENSORS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0036396822     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454797     Document Type: Conference Paper

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