Abstract

It was recently suggested that a simple atmospheric distortion correction method using a laser guidestar reference (LGR) produces a potentially simpler compensation method than adaptive optics (AO) systems, with some loss in performance.¹ In addition, there are several advantages other than simplicity and cost, including the possibility of widening the field of view (FOV) of the compensations system, and compensating for multiple layers of turbulence. This paper extends this earlier work to the wide field of view problem in astronomical imaging.

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