MEMs and LC for compact AO systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6018, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Restaino, Sergio R ^a   Martinez, Ty ^a   Andrews, Jonathan ^a   Wilcox, Christopher C ^a   Santiago, Freddie ^a   Teare, Scott W ^b   Payne, Don M ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Narrascape   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIRRORS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM; MICRO-ELECTRO-MACHINED DEFORMABLE MIRRORS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33644787763     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.669377     Document Type: Conference Paper

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