Topics in Adaptive Optics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789533079493)

Advances in adaptive optics technology and applications move forward at a rapid pace. The basic idea of wavefront compensation in real-time has been around since the mid 1970s. The first widely used application of adaptive optics was for compensating atmospheric turbulence effects in astronomical imaging and laser beam propagation. While some topics have been researched and reported for years, even decades, new applications and advances in the supporting technologies occur almost daily. This book brings together 11 original chapters related to adaptive optics, written by an international group of invited authors. Topics include atmospheric turbulence characterization, astronomy with large telescopes, image post-processing, high power laser distortion compensation, adaptive optics and the human eye, wavefront sensors, and deformable mirrors.

Author: Robert Tyson
ISBN-10: 9533079495
ISBN-13: 9789533079493
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2012
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d