Implementation of fast-Fourier-transform-based simulations of extra-large atmospheric phase and scintillation screens

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 4527-4538

  Sedmak, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREQUENCIES; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; POLYNOMIALS;

COMPUTER MEMORY SIZE; EXTRASOLAR PLANETS; PHASE SIMULATION; SCINTILLATION SCREENS;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 4344692304     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.004527     Document Type: Article

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