Abstract Slope Detection and Ranging (SLODAR) is a technique for the measurement of the
vertical profile of atmospheric optical turbulence strength. Its main applications are …

We theoretically investigate the effectiveness of adaptive optics correction for Gaussian
beams affected by oceanic turbulence. Action of an idealized adaptive optics system is …

We demonstrate a method that permits wavefront aberration correction using an array of
electrowetting prisms. A fixed high fill factor microlens array followed by a lower fill factor …

Results from the 1995 season of site-testing experiments at the South Pole are presented, in
which the seeing was measured using balloon-borne microthermal probes. Our analysis …

Characterization of daytime atmospheric turbulence profiles is needed for the design of a
multi-conjugate adaptive optical system. S-DIMM+ (solar differential image motion monitor+) …

We present the laboratory characterization and performance evaluation of the First Light
Adaptive Optics (FLAO), the natural guide star adaptive optics system for the Large …

Optical interferometry is a powerful technique to make images on angular scales hundreds
of times smaller than is possible with the largest telescopes. This concise guide provides an …

Modern adaptive optics (AO) systems for large telescopes require tomographic techniques
to reconstruct the phase aberrations induced by the turbulent atmosphere along a line of …

In astronomy, the light emitted by an object travels through the vacuum of space and then
the turbulent atmosphere before arriving at a ground based telescope. By passing through …

We describe the scientific motivation for and conceptual design of the Magdalena Ridge
Observatory Interferometer, an imaging interferometer designed to operate at visible and …