Modal Wavefront Control System (MOWACS).

Abstract

MOWACS (Modal Wavefront Control System) is a form of Coherent Optical Adaptive Techniques (COAT) used to obtain information required to correct turbulence and thermal blooming aberrations characteristic of high energy lasers in the atmosphere. The feasibility of replacing complex multi-segment mirror COAT systems with continuously deformable mirrors was established in Phase I. In Phase II the system was upgraded to include a 100 Hz bandwidth closed loop system and to allow the introduction of more sophisticated aberrations.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 02, 1976
Accession Number
ADA028298

Entities

People

  • C. Neufeld

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Bandwidth
  • Blooming
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Deformable Mirrors
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Mirrors
  • Thermal Blooming
  • Turbulence
  • Wavefronts

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy