Mean-square residual error of a wavefront after propagation through atmospheric turbulence and after correction with Zernike polynomials

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

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 526-536

  Conan, Rodolphe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; POLYNOMIALS;

DEFORMABLE MIRROR ACTUATORS; MEAN-SQUARE RESIDUAL ERROR; ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS;

WAVEFRONTS;

EID: 41549110994     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.000526     Document Type: Article

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