A real-time closed-loop liquid crystal adaptive optics system: First results

被引:64
作者
Gourlay, J
Love, GD
Birch, PM
Sharples, RM
Purvis, A
机构
[1] UNIV DURHAM,SCH ENGN,DURHAM DH1 3LE,ENGLAND
[2] USAF,PHILLIPS LAB,LIMS,KIRTLAND AFB,NM 87117
[3] UNIV NEW MEXICO,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
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10.1016/S0030-4018(96)00756-0
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present the first results from a real-time closed-loop adaptive optics system incorporating a liquid crystal based corrector device and a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor. The system is designed to operate at a bandwidth which would be useful in astronomical applications, Here we show results of the system correcting laboratory simulated Kolmogorov-like turbulence.
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