Development of low cost deformable bimorph mirrors for use in adaptive optics

J. S. Massa; C. Paterson

doi:10.1117/12.669366

8 June 2006 Development of low cost deformable bimorph mirrors for use in adaptive optics

J. S. Massa, C. Paterson

Proceedings Volume 6018, 5th International Workshop on Adaptive Optics for Industry and Medicine; 601810 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669366
Event: 5th International Workshop on Adaptive Optics for Industry and Medicine, 2005, Beijing, China

Abstract

This paper describes the recent progress made in the development of deformable bimorph mirrors as part of an adaptive optics toolkit - a set of low cost plug and play components aimed at non specialist applications engineers and scientists. The paper addresses the design issues, the manufacturability and the reliability, and discusses the compromises that arise due to cost and performance considerations. Current mirror designs have 55 or 31 electrodes, a deformation stroke of up to 80μm across a 40mm diameter, and a resonant frequency of up to 5kHz for a 25mm diameter device.

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J. S. Massa and C. Paterson "Development of low cost deformable bimorph mirrors for use in adaptive optics", Proc. SPIE 6018, 5th International Workshop on Adaptive Optics for Industry and Medicine, 601810 (8 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669366

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