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Adaptive optics (AO) is a technique of precisely deforming a mirror in order to compensate for light distortion. It is used in astronomical telescopes and laser communication systems to remove the effects of atmospheric distortion, in microscopy, optical fabrication and in retinal imaging systems (ophthalmoscopy) to reduce optical aberrations. Adaptive optics works by measuring the distortions in a wavefront and compensating for them with a device that corrects those errors such as a deformable mirror or a liquid crystal array.

Adaptive optics - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Technique used in optical systems This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:   "Adaptive optics"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( February 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The wavefront of an aberrated image (left) can be measured using a wavefront sensor (center) and then corrected

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