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SLODAR method. Part 1: Development of a method for the determination of the positions of optical elements

Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics volume 23, pages 1–6 (2010)Cite this article

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The principle possibility for the use of the SLOpes Detection And Ranging (SLODAR) method for the determination of the positions of optical elements is demonstrated. The results of a numerical simulation are presented; they provide the possibility of using the correlation function of the local wave front slopes of two reference radiation sources for the determination of the positions of one or a few phase screens. The simulation results are shown to qualitatively and quantitatively agree with the experimental results. A modification of the method to allow for the determination of the positions of thick optical elements (such as lenses) is discussed.

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  1. Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia

    S. O. Galetskiy & T. Yu. Cherezova

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Original Russian Text © S.O. Galetskiy, T. Yu. Cherezova, 2010, published in Optica Atmosfery i Okeana.

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Galetskiy, S.O., Cherezova, T.Y. SLODAR method. Part 1: Development of a method for the determination of the positions of optical elements. Atmos Ocean Opt 23, 1–6 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S102485601001001X

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Keywords

  • Optical Element
  • Oceanic Optic
  • Correlation Peak
  • Phase Screen
  • Free Space Optical