A rapid refocussing system for the Euro50 telescope aimed at removing the perspective elongation of laser beacons

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5169, Issue , 2003, Pages 123-136

  Beckers, Jacques M ^a,b   Owner Petersen, Mette ^b   Andersen, Torben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Birefringent lenses; Euro50; Laser beacons; Laser guide stars; Obliquity; Perspective elongation

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LASER BEAMS; LENSES; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL SENSORS; SPACE TELESCOPES; WAVEFRONTS;

BIREFRINGENT LENSES; LASER BEACONS; LASER GUIDE STARS; OBLIQUITY; PERSPECTIVE ELONGATION;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 1842556401     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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