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7. Adaptive optics applications
7.1 Space observation
Astronomy is the best-known application for OA. OA was first used in 1990 on ESO's 3.6m telescope in Chile . By freeing us from all or part of the deleterious effects of the atmosphere, AO makes it possible to achieve the theoretical resolution of large telescopes, or at least to significantly increase the concentration of energy, enabling scientific exploitation, through imagers, spectrographs and so on. Astronomy from the ground thus becomes complementary to observation from space, which, while freeing us from atmospheric...
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Conclusion
Bibliography
Software tools
OOMAO, object-oriented Matlab adaptive optics simulator, the most widely used de facto AO digital environment, integrating functions adapted to :
Monte-Carlo simulations in physical optics,
analytical studies of OA
conducting hardware-in-the-loop optical experiments.
Events
AO4ELT: biennial conference dedicated to adaptive optics for ELTs and their instruments
http://ao4elt6.copl.ulaval.ca/
Alternatively with SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/astronomical-telescopes-and-instrumentation
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