Upgrading the keck AO wavefront controllers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7015, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Johansson, Erik M ^a   Van Dam, Marcos A ^a   Stomski, Paul J ^a   Bell, James M ^a   Chin, Jason C ^a   Sumner, Roger C ^a   Wizinowich, Peter L ^a   Biasi, Roberto ^b   Andrighettoni, Mario ^b   Pescoller, Dietrich ^b  

^a W M KECK OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b Microgate srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Keck Observatory; Laser guide star; Natural guide star; Wavefront controller; Wavefront sensing; Wavefront sensor

Indexed keywords

KECK OBSERVATORY; LASER GUIDE STAR; NATURAL GUIDE STAR; WAVEFRONT SENSING; WAVEFRONT SENSOR;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ARCTIC ENGINEERING; BUILDINGS; CONTROLLERS; LASERS; MAINTAINABILITY; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; OPTICAL TESTING; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SENSORS; WAVEFRONTS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 52249090912     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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