Keywords:adaptive optics; telescopes; optical communication
Publisher:Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2005.
Citation:SPIE International Symposium on Optics and Photonics, Free-Space Laser Communications, San Diego, CA, August 2, 2005
Abstract:
We describe the current performance of an adaptive optics testbed for optical communication. This adaptive optics system allows for simulation of night and day-time observing on a 1 meter telescope with a 97 actuator deformable mirror.