Method for a quantitative investigation of the frozen flow hypothesis

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1650-1658

  Schück, Matthias ^a   Spillar, Earl J ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ASTROPHYSIQUE DE LYON   (France)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTICAL SENSORS; TELESCOPES; WAVEFRONTS;

FROZEN FLOW HYPOTHESIS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0038261881     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.001650     Document Type: Article

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