Use and characterization of very large devices for adaptive optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4884, Issue , 2002, Pages 170-175

  Restaino, Sergio R ^a   Teare, Scott W ^b   Andrews, Jonathan R ^a,b   Gilbreath, C ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Liquid crystal; Phase control

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHASE CONTROL; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

OPTICAL QUALITY;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0042731466     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.462439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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