Research Summaries

Back A New Approach for Fast Wavefront Reconstruction

Fiscal Year 2009
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s) Ross, Isaac M.
Sponsor National Reconnaissance Office (DoD)
Summary Fast and accurate wavefront reconstruction is a major technical challenge in adaptive optics. Based on some preliminary research carried out at NPS, we propose a pseudospectral approach to wavefront reconstruction that holds the potential for significantly enhancing Zemike approximation. If successful, the results of this project will have a ripple effect in considerably enhancing image quality in segmented mirror telescopes.
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