Abstract
Three challenging designs for astronomical telescopes with apertures of 20-30 meters range will be described. Employing adaptive optics, these telescopes will improve our light grasp and angular resolution by factors of ten and three, respectively. Article not available.
© 2009 Optical Society of America
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