Shack-hartmann wavefront sensor testing of aero-optic phenomena

20th AIAA Advanced Measurement and Ground Testing Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Neal, Daniel R ^a   Hedlund, Eric ^b   Lederer, Melissa ^b   Collier, Arnold ^b   Spring, Charles ^b   Yanta, Bill ^b  

^a WaveFront Sciences   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aero optical effects; Aerothermal effects; Boresight error; Optical seekers; Point spread function; Shack Hartmann sensors; Wavefront sensors

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT SIMULATORS; FORECASTING; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT; TESTING; WAVEFRONTS;

AEROOPTICAL EFFECTS; AEROTHERMAL EFFECTS; BORE-SIGHT ERRORS; OPTICAL SEEKERS; SHACK-HARTMANN SENSOR; WAVE FRONT SENSORS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 84982318967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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