Simulations of astronomical imaging phased arrays

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

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 958-967

  Saklatvala, George ^a   Withington, Stafford ^a   Hobson, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS;

ASTRONOMICAL IMAGING; DYNAMIC RANGES; NUMBER OF DEGREES OF FREEDOMS; PHASED ARRAYS;

IMAGE QUALITY;

EID: 62249216542     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.000958     Document Type: Article

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