Ferrofluid based deformable mirrors - A new approach to adaptive optics using liquid mirrors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4839, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 733-740

  Laird, P R ^a   Bergamasco, R ^b   Beruhe V ^a   Borra, E F ^a   Gingras, J ^b   Ritcey, A ^b   Rioux, M ^a   Robitaille, N ^a,c   Thibault, S ^c   Vieira da Silva Jr , L ^a   Yockell Lelievre H ^b  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c INO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE OPTICS; COLLOIDS; DEFORMATION; IRON; MAGNETIC FIELDS; TELESCOPES;

LIQUID MIRRORS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0038737037     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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