Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Part one Introductory background
- Part two The design of an adaptive optics system
- 3 Theoretical aspects
- 4 Wave-front compensation devices
- 5 Wave-front sensors
- 6 Control techniques
- 7 Performance estimation and system modeling
- Part three Adaptive optics with natural guide stars
- Part four Adaptive optics with laser beacons
- Part five The impact of adaptive optics in astronomy
- Glossary of acronyms
- Index
5 - Wave-front sensors
from Part two - The design of an adaptive optics system
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 November 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Part one Introductory background
- Part two The design of an adaptive optics system
- 3 Theoretical aspects
- 4 Wave-front compensation devices
- 5 Wave-front sensors
- 6 Control techniques
- 7 Performance estimation and system modeling
- Part three Adaptive optics with natural guide stars
- Part four Adaptive optics with laser beacons
- Part five The impact of adaptive optics in astronomy
- Glossary of acronyms
- Index
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- Adaptive Optics in Astronomy , pp. 91 - 130Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1999
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