Detection of phase singularities with a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor

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

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1994-2002

  Chen, Mingzhou ^a   Roux, Filippus S ^a   Olivier, Jan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL SENSORS; SCINTILLATION; WAVEFRONTS;

PHASE SINGULARITIES; SHACK-HARTMANN WAVEFRONT SENSOR;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 34548324454     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.001994     Document Type: Article

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