Adaptive optics applications
Adaptive Optics - Principle and applications
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Adaptive optics applications
Adaptive Optics - Principle and applications

Authors : Vincent MICHAU, Cyril PETIT

Publication date: May 10, 2021, Review date: May 27, 2021 | Lire en français

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7. Adaptive optics applications

7.1 Space observation

Astronomy is the best-known application for OA. OA was first used in 1990 on ESO's 3.6m telescope in Chile . By freeing us from all or part of the deleterious effects of the atmosphere, AO makes it possible to achieve the theoretical resolution of large telescopes, or at least to significantly increase the concentration of energy, enabling scientific exploitation, through imagers, spectrographs and...

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