The wavefront control system for the Keck telescope

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3353, Issue , 1998, Pages 517-521

  Brase, James M ^a   An, Jong R ^a   Avicola, Kenneth ^a   Beeman, Barton V ^a   Gavel, Donald T ^a   Hurd, Randall L ^a   Johnston, Brooks ^a   Jones, Holger E ^a   Kuklo, Thomas C ^a   Max, Claire E ^a   Olivier, Scot S ^a   Waltjen, Kenneth E ^a   Watson, James A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Deformable mirror; Keck telescope; Laser guide star

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; DEFORMATION; LASER PULSES; LASERS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; TELESCOPES; USER INTERFACES; WAVEFRONTS;

DEFORMABLE MIRROR; HIGH ORDERS; KECK TELESCOPE; LASER GUIDE STAR; LASER GUIDE STAR ADAPTIVE OPTICS; LASER SYSTEMS; OPTICAL BENCHES; SUPERVISORY CONTROLS; TIP-TILT MIRRORS; WAVE FRONT CONTROLS; WAVEFRONT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037929368     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.321687     Document Type: Conference Paper

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