Title :
New concepts in astronomical adaptive optics
Author :
Esposito, Salvatore
Author_Institution :
Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
Abstract :
The paper will describe various of these new concepts and methods and their implications on the operation of future telescopes that are expected to push optical and NIR astronomy at the level of 1 milliarcsecond resolution.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; astronomical telescopes; astronomy; infrared astronomy; NIR astronomy; astronomical adaptive optics; optical astronomy; resolution; telescopes; Adaptive optics; Astronomy; Europe; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical sensors; Telescopes; Testing; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313800
