November 2025
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
12h 30m
English
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Acknowledgments
We wish to express our profound gratitude to all those who have contributed to our research endeavors in optical beam control, laboratory development, and resource acquisition. The progress achieved in this work would not have been possible without the support, guidance, and expertise of many distinguished individuals.
We are especially indebted to those who shared their knowledge and played a pivotal role in the development of advanced laboratory capabilities: Dr. Sergio Restaino, Dr. Ty Martinez, Mr. Jeff Baker, the late Dr. David Fried, Dr. Robert Fugate, Dr. Jim Riker, Dr. Alan Duncan, Dr. Don Gavel, Dr. Claire Max, Dr. David Redding, Dr. Steven Griffin, Dr. David Schaechter, Dr. Glenn Tyler, Dr. Allen Bronowicki, Dr. Chris Wilcox, Dr. Lewis DeSandre, Mr. John Blackburn, Mr. Terry Brennan, Dr. Paul Merritt, Dr. Bryn Davis, and Dr. Robert Laskin.
We gratefully acknowledge the instrumental roles of Lt. Col. Andrew Adams, Dr. Phillip Howerton, Mr. Thomas Acquilina, and Dr. Leonard Ferrari in facilitating the establishment of the Segmented Mirror Telescope (SMT) at the Naval Postgraduate School. We further recognize Dr. Steven Griffin, Mr. Steve Baugh, and Mr. David DeYoung for their critical contributions to the full operationalization of the HBCRT testbed.
The realization of the Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence at the Naval Postgraduate School was made possible through the vision and support of General Ellen Pawlikowski, General Bruce Carlson, RADM Nevin ...
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