The
adaptive optics revolution
a history
Duffner, Robert W.
creator
ProQuest (Firm)
text
bibliography
Electronic books.
nmu
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Press
2009
monographic
eng
xxviii, 457 p. : ill.
Sputnik, reality, and technology -- Early days : the Romans -- Rome and Itek : first adaptive optics systems -- Laser guide stars -- Fugate's Rayleigh guide star experiments -- Lincoln laboratory -- Sharing the gold : astronomical nuggets -- Strategic defense initiative -- Airborne laser -- 3.5-meter military telescope complex : Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico -- 3.67-meter military telescope complex : Maui, Hawaii -- Sodium guide star laser : the future.
Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Optics, Adaptive
History
Optics, Adaptive
Research
United States
History
Laser guide star adaptive optics
Lasers
Military applications
Space telescopes
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