Analysis of modes and behavior of a multiconjugate adaptive optics system

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

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 912-925

  Le Louarn, Miska ^a   Tallon, Michel ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS; MAPPING; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; TELESCOPES;

MULTICONJUGATE ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0038572188     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/josaa.19.000912     Document Type: Article

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