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Wavefront formation using modal liquid-crystal correctors

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Results of experiments on wavefront formation using multichannel modal correctors in an adaptive optical system with feedback are reported. Two types of correctors, one based on a glass substrate with a high-resistance layer deposited onto it and the other based on a high-permittivity ceramic substrate, are developed and investigated. The results show that it is expedient to use the correctors in applications that do not require a high speed of response.

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  1. Samara Branch of the Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Novo-Sadovaya 221, Samara, 443011, Russia

    S. P. Kotova, V. V. Patlan, S. A. Samagin & O. A. Zayakin

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Kotova, S.P., Patlan, V.V., Samagin, S.A. et al. Wavefront formation using modal liquid-crystal correctors. Phys. Wave Phen. 18, 96–104 (2010). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1541308X10020032

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