CubeSat deformable mirror demonstration

Kerri Cahoy; Anne Marinan; Caitlin Kerr; Kezi Cheng; Sara Jamil

doi:10.1117/12.926681

21 September 2012 CubeSat deformable mirror demonstration

Kerri Cahoy, Anne Marinan, Caitlin Kerr, Kezi Cheng, Sara Jamil

Proceedings Volume 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 84424F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926681
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

The goal of the CubeSat Deformable Mirror Demonstration (DeMi) is to characterize the performance of a small deformable mirror over a year in low-Earth orbit. Small form factor deformable mirrors are a key technology needed to correct optical system aberrations in high contrast, high dynamic range space telescope applications such as space-based coronagraphic direct imaging of exoplanets. They can also improve distortions and reduce bit error rates for space-based laser communication systems. While follow-on missions can take advantage of this general 3U CubeSat platform to test the on-orbit performance of several different types of deformable mirrors, this first design accommodates a 32-actuator Boston Micromachines MEMS deformable mirror.

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Kerri Cahoy, Anne Marinan, Caitlin Kerr, Kezi Cheng, and Sara Jamil "CubeSat deformable mirror demonstration", Proc. SPIE 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 84424F (21 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926681

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