Dual-conjugate wavefront generation for adaptive optics

被引:9
作者
Kelly, TL
Buscher, DF
Clark, P
Dunlop, CN
Love, GD
Myers, RM
Sharples, RM
Zadrozny, A
机构
[1] Univ Durham, Dept Phys, Durham DH1 3LE, England
[2] Univ Durham, Sch Engn, Durham DH1 3LE, England
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2000年 / 7卷 / 11期
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D O I
10.1364/OE.7.000368
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present results of the isoplanatic performance of an astronomical adaptive optics system in the laboratory, by using a dual layer turbulence simulator. We describe how the performance of adaptive correction degrades with off-axis angle. These experiments demonstrate that it is now possible to produce quantifiable multi-layer turbulence in the laboratory as a precursor to constructing multi-conjugate adaptive optics. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America.
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页码:368 / 374
页数:7
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