MCAO for astronomical and near-to-ground applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5553, Issue , 2004, Pages 170-181

  Michau, V ^a   Fusco, T ^a   Conan, J M ^a   Robert, C ^a   Le Roux, B ^a   Rousset, G ^a  

^a ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive Optics; Control; Multi Conjugate Adaptive Optics; Wavefront Sensing

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WAVEFRONTS;

LASER BEAM CONTROL; MULTI CONJUGATE ADAPTIVE OPTICS (MCAO); SLANT PATH PROPAGATION; WAVEFRONT SENSING;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 14944356430     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.563832     Document Type: Conference Paper

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