Linearization of the response of a 91-actuator magnetic liquid deformable mirror

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 8239-8250

  Brousseau, Denis ^a   Borra, Ermanno F ^a   Rochette, Maxime ^a   Landry, Daniel Bouffard ^a  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEFORMATION; LASER OPTICS; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MIRRORS;

DEFORMABLE MIRRORS; FERROFLUID; FIZEAU INTERFEROMETERS; INFLUENCE FUNCTIONS; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; MAGNETIC LIQUIDS;

MAGNETIC MIRRORS;

EID: 77950887574     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.008239     Document Type: Article

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