MEMS for the next generation of giant astronomical telescopes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6113, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gavel, Donald ^a  

^a University of California at Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

Astronomical Adaptive Optics; Deformable Mirrors

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL ADAPTIVE OPTICS; DEFORMABLE MIRRORS; HIGH RESOLUTION INSTRUMENTS; MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL COMPONENTS;

ACTUATORS; ASTRONOMY; COSTS; MIRRORS;

TELESCOPES;

EID: 33646164672     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.659159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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