Principles of adaptive optics
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Principles of adaptive optics
（Series in optics and optoelectronics）
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2011
3rd ed
Available at 5 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Since the publication of the second edition of Principles of Adaptive Optics, the developments and applications in this area have increased tremendously. Observatories are now producing outstanding science through adaptive optics technology; components, such as micromachined deformable mirrors and very low noise detectors, are revolutionizing the field; and the industrial and medical arenas are harnessing the capabilities of adaptive optics tools in free-space laser communications, laser-induced fusion, and retinal imaging.
Although the complexity of these applications has intensified, the principles essentially remain the same. Principles of Adaptive Optics, Third Edition offers a comprehensive guide to the systems, components, and processes of adaptive optics. It covers the principles used to extract information from beams of light and improve the performance of optical systems by correcting distortions and aberrations.
Condensing the vast array of literature into one accessible source, this edition incorporates recent developments and adds many new references. It discusses how the principles are applied to astronomical imaging systems, retinal imaging, and beam propagation systems. The book logically progresses from determining the sources of aberrations to designing and analyzing systems to describing major subsystems, such as wavefront sensors, correction devices, wavefront reconstruction, and real-time controls.
Table of Contents
History and Background
Introduction
History
Physical Optics
Terms in Adaptive Optics
Sources of Aberrations
Atmospheric Turbulence
Thermal Blooming
Nonatmospheric Sources
Adaptive Optics Compensation
Phase Conjugation
Limitations of Phase Conjugation
Artificial Guide Stars
Lasers for Guide Stars
Combining the Limitations
Linear Analysis
Partial Phase Conjugation
Adaptive Optics Systems
Adaptive Optics Imaging Systems
Beam Propagation Systems
Unconventional Adaptive Optics
System Engineering
Wavefront Sensing
Directly Measuring Phase
Direct Wavefront Sensing-Modal
Zonal Direct Wavefront Sensing
Indirect Wavefront Sensing Methods
Wavefront Sampling
Detectors and Noise
Wavefront Correction
Modal-Tilt Correction
Modal Higher-Order Correction
Segmented Mirrors
Deformable Mirrors
Bimorph Corrector Mirrors
Membranes and Micromachined Mirrors
Edge-Actuated Mirrors
Large Correcting Optics
Special Correction Devices
Reconstruction and Controls
Introduction
Single-Channel Linear Control
Multivariate Adaptive Optics Controls
Direct Wavefront Reconstruction
Beyond Linear Control
Summary of Important Equations
Atmospheric Turbulence Wavefront Expressions
Atmospheric Turbulence Amplitude Expressions
Adaptive Optics Compensation Expressions
Laser Guide Star Expressions
Bibliography
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"