Topics in Adaptive Optics

Edited by Robert K. Tyson, ISBN 978-953-307-949-3, Hard cover, 254 pages, Publisher: InTech, Published: January 20, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 license, in subject Optics and Lasers
DOI: 10.5772/1086

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.

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