Active optical zoom system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5798, Issue , 2005, Pages 151-157

  Wick, David V ^a,d   Martinez, Ty ^b,e   Payne, Don M ^c,f   Sweatt, William C ^a,d   Restaino, Sergio R ^b,e  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Narrascape ^*  (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Narrascape   (United States)

Author keywords

Active optics; Adaptive optics; Deformable Mirrors; Liquid crystals; MEMS; Spatial light modulators; Zoom systems

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE OPTICS; DEFORMABLE MIRRORS; MECHANICAL MOTION; MEMS; ZOOM SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 27544480350     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.603475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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