SYSTEMATIC DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF LASER-GUIDE-STAR ADAPTIVE-OPTICS SYSTEMS FOR LARGE TELESCOPES

Authors
GAVEL DT MORRIS JR VERNON RG
Citation
Dt. Gavel et al., SYSTEMATIC DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF LASER-GUIDE-STAR ADAPTIVE-OPTICS SYSTEMS FOR LARGE TELESCOPES, Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science,and vision., 11(2), 1994, pp. 914-924
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science,and vision. → ACNP
ISSN journal
10847529
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
914 - 924
Database
ISI
SICI code
1084-7529(1994)11:2<914:SDAAOL>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We discuss the design of laser-guided adaptive-optics systems for the large, 8-10-m-class telescopes. Through proper choice of system compon ents and optimized system design, the laser power that is needed at th e astronomical site can be kept to a minimum.