Experimental-Theoretical Studies of Phase Fluctuations and Associated Characteristics of Optical Waves

doi:10.1117/3.2570042.ch3

Book: Atmospheric Adaptive Optics

Editor(s): Vladimir P. Lukin

Published: 1996

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2570042.ch3

Abstract

The analytical results of the first two chapters show that when estimating the efficiency of operation of adaptive optical systems using phase conjugation to correct for atmospheric distortions, it is essential to know the peculiarities of the statistical characteristics of the phase fluctuations of the optical waves being corrected. In fact, analysis of the operational efficiency of adaptive optical systems and the corresponding correction algorithms, together with ongoing development of the basic components of optical amplitude-phase meters and controllable adaptive mirror elements - has become a new field of scientific endeavor: the study of the propagation of optical waves in the atmosphere under conditions of adaptive control.