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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
Vol. 62, Issue 2, 0211003 (2025)

R-C Telescope Alignment Method Based on Astigmatism Correction of Symmetrical Field of View Misalignment

Hao Wang^* and Lei Zhang

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School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130012, Jilin , China

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