Adaptive optics using a liquid crystal phase modulator in conjunction with a Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensor and zonal control algorithm

Optics Express

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 338-346

  Dayton, David ^a   Sandven, Steve ^a   Gonglewski, John ^b   Browne, Steve ^c   Rogers, Samuel ^d   McDermott, Scot ^e  

^a APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Optical Sciences Company   (United States)

^d Willow Systems Ltd   (United States)

^e Logicon RDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODULATORS; PHASE MODULATION; SENSORS; WAVEFRONTS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE MODULATORS; SHACK-HARTMANN WAVE-FRONT SENSORS; TEMPORAL BANDWIDTH; ZONAL CONTROL ALGORITHM;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 4043084870     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.1.000338     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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