Synthetic guide star for on-orbit assembly and configuration of large earth remote sensing optical systems
US6278100A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/646
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides an adaptive optic system for an earth-viewing telescope on board an orbiting spacecraft. The adaptive optic system includes a deformable mirror, a synthetic guide star laser, and a control module that corrects not only on-axis wavefront error but also off-axis wavefront error.
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