Topics in Adaptive Optics

Robert Tyson

ISBN 10: 9533079495 / ISBN 13: 9789533079493

Published by Intechopen Jan 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Advances in adaptive optics technology and applications move forward at a rapid pace. The basic idea of wavefront compensation in real-time has been around since the mid 1970s. The first widely used application of adaptive optics was for compensating atmospheric turbulence effects in astronomical imaging and laser beam propagation. While some topics have been researched and reported for years, even decades, new applications and advances in the supporting technologies occur almost daily. This book brings together 11 original chapters related to adaptive optics, written by an international group of invited authors. Topics include atmospheric turbulence characterization, astronomy with large telescopes, image post-processing, high power laser distortion compensation, adaptive optics and the human eye, wavefront sensors, and deformable mirrors. 268 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Topics in Adaptive Optics
• Publisher: Intechopen Jan 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9533079495
• ISBN 13: 9789533079493
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 266W x 185H x 23D millimeters 266 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 795 grams

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Advances in adaptive optics technology and applications move forward at a rapid pace. The basic idea of wavefront compensation in real-time has been around since the mid 1970s. The first widely used application of adaptive optics was for compensating atmospheric turbulence effects in astronomical imaging and laser beam propagation. While some topics have been researched and reported for years, even decades, new applications and advances in the supporting technologies occur almost daily. This book brings together 11 original chapters related to adaptive optics, written by an international group of invited authors. Topics include atmospheric turbulence characterization, astronomy with large telescopes, image post-processing, high power laser distortion compensation, adaptive optics and the human eye, wavefront sensors, and deformable mirrors.