Use and characterization of very large devices for adaptive optics

Sergio R. Restaino; Scott W. Teare; Jonathan R. Andrews; G. Charmaine Gilbreath

doi:10.1117/12.462439

20 March 2003 Use and characterization of very large devices for adaptive optics

Sergio R. Restaino, Scott W. Teare, Jonathan R. Andrews, G. Charmaine Gilbreath

Proceedings Volume 4884, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems V; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.462439
Event: International Symposium on Remote Sensing, 2002, Crete, Greece

Abstract

The cost of adaptive optics technology is dominated by the cost of current deformable mirror technology which has a range of price going from $2K to $15K per channel. Liquid crystal technology promises to be at least a couple of orders of magnitude cheaper. Liquid crystals offer other advantages such as reliability, low power consumption and with a huge technological momentum based on a wide variety of industrial applications. In this paper we present some preliminary characterizations of a new, large format liquid crystal device. Such devices have the potential for extremely high-resolution wave-front control due to the over 10,000 corrective elements.

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Sergio R. Restaino, Scott W. Teare, Jonathan R. Andrews, and G. Charmaine Gilbreath "Use and characterization of very large devices for adaptive optics", Proc. SPIE 4884, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems V, (20 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.462439

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