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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