# Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/adaptive-optics-and-wavefront-sensing-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 364,259 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the development, principles, and applications of adaptive optics in astronomy and space telescopes. It covers topics such as wavefront sensing, high angular resolution imaging, laser guide star systems, atmospheric turbulence, deformable mirrors, and the performance of adaptive optics systems in various observatories. |
| Domain | Physical Sciences |
| Field | Physics and Astronomy |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11484 |
| Works | 264,657 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [A. V. Filippenko](https://scholariq.org/researchers/a-v-filippenko/)
- [Bernhard Schölkopf](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bernhard-scholkopf/)
- [David J. Schlegel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-j-schlegel/)
- [David H. Weinberg](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-h-weinberg/)
- [J. Albert](https://scholariq.org/researchers/j-albert/)
- [James E. Gunn](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-e-gunn/)
- [Donald P. Schneider](https://scholariq.org/researchers/donald-p-schneider/)
- [James Larkin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-larkin/)
- [Daniel J. Eisenstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/daniel-j-eisenstein/)
- [G. Martı́nez](https://scholariq.org/researchers/g-mart-nez/)
- [Michael A. Strauss](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-a-strauss/)
- [I. Vila](https://scholariq.org/researchers/i-vila/)

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