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Abstract
We describe a protocol for the use of a control feedback loop incorporating an iterative optimization
routine for a range of time-independent adaptive optics applications. These applications are characterized
by the quasi steady state of the aberrative effects (>0:1 s) and contrast, for instance, to astronomical
applications where the aberrations constantly vary at frequencies above 10 Hz. For optimal performance
in such time-independent applications, the control systems typically require specialized tailoring. A
typical example of two different types of time-independent adaptive optics applications-an adaptive
optic microscope and an adaptive optic laser platform-are detailed and compared. It is shown that
implementing a number of minor, but crucial, application-specific modifications to the control system
results in an improved efficiency of an already extremely successful technique for aberration compensation.
We present a description of the crucial parameters to consider in a search-based adaptive optics
system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-314 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Applied Optics |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Jan 2010 |
Keywords
- atmospheric and oceanic optics
- active or adaptive optics
- lasers and laser optics
- thermal effects
- confocal microscopy
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ADVANCED SOLID STATE LASER SOURCES AND SYSTEMS
Ferguson, A., Burns, D., Calvez, S., Dawson, M., Girkin, J., Hastie, J. & Kemp, A.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/06 → 30/09/11
Project: Research