On- and off-axis statistical behavior of adaptive-optics-corrected short-exposure Strehl ratio

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1277-1289

  Fusco, Thierry ^a   Conan, Jean Marc ^a  

^a ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; STATISTICAL OPTICS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS CORRECTED SHORT EXPOSURE POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; IMAGE CORRECTION; POSTPROCESSING IMAGING; STREHL RATIO;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 3142731356     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.001277     Document Type: Article

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