Adaptive optics (AO) systems play a pivotal role in mitigating the deleterious effects of atmospheric turbulence and optical aberrations, thereby enhancing the resolution and imaging quality in fields ...

Whether it's adjusting a telescope or focusing a laser beam to a small spot, wavefront sensing can help. Xavier Levecq explains the technique and the options available. Measuring the wavefront ...

Phasics is the world leader and a pioneer in high-resolution wavefront sensing dedicated to beam testing and optics metrology. Based on its patented Quadri-Wave Lateral Shearing Interferometry (QWLSI) ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2022.200082 reviews intelligent adaptive optics. Adaptive optics technology can correct the dynamic aberrations of optical system at ...

Discover how high-speed wavefront sensing enhances space situational awareness by overcoming atmospheric distortion.

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 129, No. 979 (2017 September), pp. 1-14 (14 pages) ...

Fig. 1: Simplified overview of the optical setup. The rays of the fluorescence particle are refracted by the fluctuating water-air interface. Because this aberrating layer can be considered planar, ...