Principles of Adaptive Optics

“This book is a classic that is a must for any adaptive optics researcher, but written in a way that is approachable for even someone with a casual interest in the technology.”
―Justin D. Mansell, PhD, MZA Associates Corporation and Active Optical Systems, LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

“… an unrivaled go-to resource for anyone entering the field of adaptive optics. … This fourth edition further strengthens its status as an indispensable and authoritative guide to a continuously expanding and diversifying field.”
―Gaspard Duchene, University of California, Berkeley, USA

“The authoritative text on adaptive optics. … This fourth edition has been updated to include the latest advances, and will remain the standard text for my students.”
―Gordon Love, Professor of Physics, Durham University, UK

“Highly recommended. The fourth edition of a time-honored textbook; it may well be the primary textbook in the field. Each chapter includes about one page of problems and questions, a valuable feature if the book is used in a university environment. Newcomers to the field as well as seasoned researchers will welcome the text’s breadth.”
―Choice (Review by J. Lambropoulos, University of Rochester)

“this is an extraordinary resource in adaptive optics and seems to have become the bible for anyone in the field. Do you need the new edition? – Yes!”
―Contemporary Physics (Nov 2017), review by Dr. Richard S. Shorter

Robert K. Tyson is a professor emeritus of physics and optical science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Penn State and MS and PhD degrees in physics from West Virginia University. Prior to joining the faculty at UNC Charlotte, he worked in the aerospace industry designing optical systems in support of strategic-defense high-energy laser weapons systems. A fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), he is now retired, living in Florida with his wife Peggy and cat Guinevere. He doesn’t play golf, but enjoys pickleball, farkle, and pétanque.