Search-based active optic systems for aberration correction in time-independent applications

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 307-314

  Lubeigt, Walter ^a   Poland, Simon P ^a   Valentine, Gareth J ^a   Wright, Amanda J ^a   Girkin, John M ^b   Burns, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS;

ABERRATION COMPENSATION; ABERRATION CORRECTION; ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS; APPLICATION SPECIFIC; ASTRONOMICAL APPLICATION; ITERATIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; QUASI-STEADY STATE;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 76749123927     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.000307     Document Type: Article

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