Conventional adaptive optics systems using a single wavefront corrector suffer from a limited field of view. Multi-conjugate adaptive optics use two or more corrector to improve off-axis correction. We describe an experimental system which simulates dual-layer turbulence, and present results using a single corrector showing anisoplanatic effects. Future experiments using a second corrector are also discussed.

Date Published: 2 March 2001
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 4353, Laser Optics 2000: Control of Laser Beam Characteristics and Nonlinear Methods for Wavefront Control, (2 March 2001); doi: 10.1117/12.417746

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 4353:
Laser Optics 2000: Control of Laser Beam Characteristics and Nonlinear Methods for Wavefront Control
Leonid N. Soms; Vladimir E. Sherstobitov, Editor(s)