Actuation for deformable thin-shelled composite mirrors

Christopher C. Wilcox; David V. Wick; Grant Soehnel; Brett E. Bagwell; Robert C. Romeo; Robert N. Martin; Michael S. Baker; Nicole L. Breivik; Brad L. Boyce; Ty Martinez; Sergio R. Restaino

doi:10.1117/12.885542

13 May 2011 Actuation for deformable thin-shelled composite mirrors

Christopher C. Wilcox, David V. Wick, Grant Soehnel, Brett E. Bagwell, Robert C. Romeo, Robert N. Martin, Michael S. Baker, Nicole L. Breivik, Brad L. Boyce, Ty Martinez, Sergio R. Restaino

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Proceedings Volume 8031, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications III; 80310N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885542
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Thin-shelled composite mirrors have been recently proposed as both deformable mirrors for aberration correction and as variable radius-of-curvature mirrors for adaptive optical zoom. The requirements on actuation far surpass those for other MEMS or micro-machined deformable mirrors. We will discuss recent progress on developing the actuation for these mirrors, as well as potential applications.

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Christopher C. Wilcox, David V. Wick, Grant Soehnel, Brett E. Bagwell, Robert C. Romeo, Robert N. Martin, Michael S. Baker, Nicole L. Breivik, Brad L. Boyce, Ty Martinez, and Sergio R. Restaino "Actuation for deformable thin-shelled composite mirrors", Proc. SPIE 8031, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications III, 80310N (13 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885542

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