Self-focusing in a nematic liquid crystal for measurements of wavefront distortions
| Autor: | Scott Buchter, Andriy Shevchenko, Nelson V. Tabiryan, Matti Kaivola |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Physics Accuracy and precision business.industry Nonlinear optics Self-focusing Physical optics Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Optics Liquid crystal Electrical and Electronic Engineering Physical and Theoretical Chemistry business Adaptive optics Order of magnitude |
| Zdroj: | Optics Communications. 232:439-442 |
| ISSN: | 0030-4018 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.optcom.2004.01.009 |
| Popis: | We examine the idea to use self-focusing in a non-linear liquid crystal to increase the accuracy of measurements of wavefront distortions with an active Shack–Hartmann sensor. This modification should improve the measurement accuracy by two orders of magnitude. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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