Focus anisoplanatism: a limit to the determination of tip-tilt with laser guide stars
Optics Letters, Vol. 21, Issue 22, pp. 1806-1808 (1996)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.21.001806
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Abstract
One limitation to using laser beacons to measure tilt is focus anisoplanatism. By use of a spectral representation for the atmospheric turbulence, the wave-front error is expressible as an integral over the distribution of turbulence with height. Results are calculated for turbulence profiles typical of astronomical sites. The decrease in Strehl ratio when a single laser guide star is used to measure tip-tilt is shown to be especially significant at visible wavelengths, precisely where tip-tilt is most difficult to obtain from natural stars.
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Citation
Christopher R. Neyman, "Focus anisoplanatism: a limit to the determination of tip-tilt with laser guide stars," Opt. Lett. 21, 1806-1808 (1996)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-21-22-1806
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