Having reached a fair maturity in the astronomical and satellite observation fields, the Adaptive Optics techniques are now thought applicable to more general problems of dynamic aberration correction.


This book provides all the information required to design a basic Adaptive Optics system. The reader is introduced to the principles and techniques of Adaptive Optics. System-level design and error budgeting is considered in detail. The discussed applications range from astronomical and satellite observation to non-astronomical use like medical imaging, environmental monitoring, turbine inspection, and optical communication.