Active optics theory: Compensation of aberration using the single actuator principle

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7018, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hugot, Emmanuel ^a   Ferrari, Marc ^a   Lemauâtre, Gérard R ^a   Madec, Fabrice ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

A ctive Optics; Aberration compensation; Aspherics; Eagle; Elt

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; ACTUATORS; ASPHERICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTOGRAPHY; TELESCOPES;

A CTIVE OPTICS; ABERRATION COMPENSATION; ACTIVE MIRRORS; COMPENSATION OF ABERRATIONS; COMPLEX VARIABLES; CURVATURE MIRRORS; DESIGN ANALYSES; EAGLE; ELASTICITY THEORIES; ELT; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL LAYOUTS; OPTICAL MODES; OPTICAL SURFACES; SINGLE ACTUATORS; SINGLE MODES; SPECIFIC LOCATIONS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 56249147064     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.787937     Document Type: Conference Paper

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