Laser Guide Stars: Bridge of Ground-based Lasers Entering Space

Abstract

The principle and importance of adaptive imaging of laser guide stars in astronomy and laser astronomy are presented in the article, which also discusses laser parameters required by laser guide stars.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA256649

Entities

People

  • Sun Jingwen

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronomical Observatories
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Dye Lasers
  • Ground Based
  • High Energy
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Radar
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Optical Equipment
  • Range Finding
  • Scattering
  • Thermal Blooming
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects