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  1. Adaptive optics - Wikipedia

    Adaptive optics (AO) is a technique of precisely deforming a mirror in order to compensate for light distortion.

  2. How does adaptive optics work? - Astronomy Magazine

    Adaptive optics, a technique used in professional astronomical observatories, corrects for atmospheric distortion of starlight, leading to sharper images. This is achieved not through …

  3. Adaptive Optics – systems, wavefront correction, real-time ...

    Adaptive optics corrects wavefront distortions in real time to enhance image clarity and resolution in various optical applications. Adaptive optics is a technological solution to a fundamental …

  4. Adaptive Optics - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

    Adaptive optics (AO) is defined as a technology developed to compensate for atmospheric turbulence and wavefront distortions that degrade image quality in observational astronomy …

  5. Guide to Adaptive Optics - astrobites

    Nov 20, 2022 · Adaptive optics (AO), broadly speaking, is a kind of technology that corrects for imperfections in a wave of light. It has broad applications, from optometry to astronomy — and …

  6. Adaptive optics is a technology that corrects for distortions in optical systems. In the context of ground-based astronomy, adaptive optics is used to compensate for rapidly changing image …

  7. Adaptive optics for high-resolution imaging - Nature

    Oct 14, 2021 · This Primer provides an overview of the general principles of adaptive optics and explores the different ways in which adaptive optics can correct optical aberrations for high …