An Improved Wavefront Control Algorithm for Large Space Telescopes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7015, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sidick, Erkin ^a   BasingerN, Scott A ^a   Redding, David C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Deformable mirrors; Space telescopes; Wave front sensing and control

Indexed keywords

DEFORMABLE MIRRORS; EXIT PUPIL; JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE; OPTIMAL CONTROL GAIN; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; RIGID BODY; SENSITIVITY-MATRIX; SIMPLE APPROACH; WAVE FRONT CONTROL; WAVE-FRONT PHASE; WAVE-FRONT SENSING; WAVE-FRONT SENSING AND CONTROL;

ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE OPTICS; DEFORMATION; LASER PULSES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE TELESCOPES; WAVEFRONTS;

SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 67049118177     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.786679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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