Problems of Adaptive Optics Used in the Atmosphere,

Abstract

The atmospheric scintillation, atmospheric dispersion and anisoplanatism set a limit to the application of adaptive optical technique in atmosphere. In this paper this limit is summarized and the methods to reduce these effects are introduced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 06, 1995
Accession Number
ADA302617

Entities

People

  • Song Zhengfang

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Optics
  • Air Intelligence
  • Atmospheres
  • Compensation
  • Diffraction
  • Dispersions
  • Eddy Currents
  • Equations
  • Intensity
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Optics
  • Scattering
  • Strehl Ratio
  • Thermal Blooming
  • Wavefronts

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

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