Techniques to solve the tilt indetermination problem: Methods, limitations, and errors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3353, Issue , 1998, Pages 468-476

  Esposito, Simone ^a  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Laser guide star; Tilt indetermination problem

Indexed keywords

LASERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

BASIC IDEAS; ERROR SOURCES; IMAGE MOTIONS; LASER GUIDE STAR; MULTIPLE LASER GUIDE STARS; TILT INDETERMINATION PROBLEM; TILT MEASUREMENTS; TIP TILTS; WAVE-FRONT SENSING;

SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS;

EID: 13444251003     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.321682     Document Type: Conference Paper

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