Multiple layers optical turbulence generator. Principle and SLODAR characterization. Preliminary results

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5572, Issue , 2004, Pages 256-260

  Jolissaint, Laurent ^a   Keskin, Onur ^b   Bradley, Colin ^b   Wallace, Brian ^b   Hilton, Aaron ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Atmospheric turbulence; Optical turbulence; SLODAR; Turbulence generators; Turbulent layers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS;

OPTICAL TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE GENERATORS; TURBULENT LAYERS; WIND VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 15944367736     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.565624     Document Type: Conference Paper

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