Performance of a high-stroke, segmented MEMS deformable-mirror technology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6113, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Helmbrecht, Michael A ^a   Juneau, Thor ^a   Hart, Matthew ^a   Doble, Nathan ^a  

^a Iris AO Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive Optics; Deformable Mirror; MEMS; Retinal Imaging; Spatial Light Modulator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE OPTICS; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT MODULATION; MICROMACHINING;

DEFORMABLE MIRROR; MEMS; RETINAL IMAGING;

MIRRORS;

EID: 33646148723     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.647884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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