Semipassive bimorph flexible mirrors for atmospheric adaptive optics applications

A semipassive bimorph mirror is considered as the most promising corrector for low-order and at the same time low-cost atmospheric adaptive optical systems. Theoretical and experimental results of the response functions study are presented. A simple response function histeresis compensation method i...

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Published in:Optical Engineering 1996-11, Vol.35 (11), p.3064-3073
Main Authors: Kudryashov, Alexis V, Shmalhausen, Victor I
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A semipassive bimorph mirror is considered as the most promising corrector for low-order and at the same time low-cost atmospheric adaptive optical systems. Theoretical and experimental results of the response functions study are presented. A simple response function histeresis compensation method is suggested. The efficiency of correcting the first eight Zernike polynomials with a 17-electrode bimorph mirror is given. It is shown that such a corrector can be successfully used to compensate turbulence with the Kolmogorov spectrum. ©
ISSN:0091-3286
1560-2303
DOI:10.1117/1.601044