Bimorph deformable mirror design

Steven G. Lipson; Erez N. Ribak; C. Schwartz

doi:10.1117/12.176106

31 May 1994 Bimorph deformable mirror design

Steven G. Lipson, Erez N. Ribak, C. Schwartz

Proceedings Volume 2201, Adaptive Optics in Astronomy; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176106
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

We describe the applicability of wave front correction by using a bimorph mirror in conjunction with a curvature sensor. We use Zernike polynomials to describe analytically the quality of the correction for atmospheric turbulence. The match is limited by boundary conditions of the mirror and by the discreteness of the electrodes. The correction is limited by coupling of lower and higher order Zernike polynomials and necessitates an interfacing computer between the wave front sensor and the bimorph mirror.

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Steven G. Lipson, Erez N. Ribak, and C. Schwartz "Bimorph deformable mirror design", Proc. SPIE 2201, Adaptive Optics in Astronomy, (31 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176106

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