Abstract
The point spread function (PSF) for a ground-based telescope is calculated for two types of wave front correctors, i.e., deformable and segmented mirrors. The deformable mirror is assumed to be a thin square plate fixed at its center and deformed within a system of lateral forces applied to 20 points. The segmented corrector is a set of square segments with three degrees of freedom, the number of elements varies from 1 to 16. The wavefront distortions are of the Kolmogorov spectrum and are considered to be known for each random realization. It is shown that the PSF calculated for a 9 element segmented corrector (27 degrees of freedom) is close to that obtained for the deformable mirror with 20 degrees of freedom.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Editors | Mark A. Ealey, Fritz Merkle |
| Pages | 768-773 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 2201 |
| Publication status | Published - 1994 |
| Event | Adaptive Optics in Astronomy - Kailua, HI, USA Duration: 17 Mar 1994 → 18 Mar 1994 |
Other
| Other | Adaptive Optics in Astronomy |
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| City | Kailua, HI, USA |
| Period | 17.3.94 → 18.3.94 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Lukin, V. P., Fortes, B. V., & Kanev, F. Y. (1994). Efficiency of deformable and segmented mirrors for correction of turbulence-induced wavefront distortions. In M. A. Ealey, & F. Merkle (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Vol. 2201, pp. 768-773)