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Astronomical Optics, 2nd Edition
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Astronomical Optics, 2nd Edition

by Daniel J. Schroeder
September 1999
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
478 pages
21h 54m
English
Academic Press
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16.3.
Adaptive Optics: Systems and Components
421
This discussion of the effects of atmospheric turbulence on image character-
istics and their partial correction is only an overview of a large subject area, but
should suffice to give the reader an idea of the basic concepts. For a thorough
discussion of the many facets of adaptive optics, consult the text by Tyson (1991).
16.3.
ADAPTIVE OPTICS: SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
From our preceding discussion we see that the requirement for an adaptive
optics system is a means of measuring the phase variations over an incoming
wavefi-ont and using that information to effectively flatten the wavefi-ont i ...
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ISBN: 9780126298109