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Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics: Present and Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

S. S. Olivier  and
C. E. Max
S. S. Olivier
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94551, USA
C. E. Max
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94551, USA

Abstract

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Feasibility demonstrations using one to two meter telescopes have confirmed the utility of laser beacons as wavefront references for adaptive optics systems. Laser beacon architectures suitable for the new generation of eight and ten meter telescopes are presently under study. This paper reviews the concept of laser guide star adaptive optics and the progress that has been made by groups around the world in implementing such systems. A description of the laser guide star program at LLNL and some experimental results is also presented.

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Type
Adaptive Optics and Seeing
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 158: Very High Angular Resolution Imaging , 1994 , pp. 283 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1994 

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