Zonal deformable mirror for laser wavefront control

Charles D. Swift; John W. Bergum; Erlan S. Bliss; F. Allen House; Marcus A. Libkind; J. Thaddeus Salmon; Carolyn L. Weinzapfel

doi:10.1117/12.51173

13 January 1992 Zonal deformable mirror for laser wavefront control

Charles D. Swift, John W. Bergum, Erlan S. Bliss, F. Allen House, Marcus A. Libkind, J. Thaddeus Salmon, Carolyn L. Weinzapfel

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Proceedings Volume 1543, Active and Adaptive Optical Components; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.51173
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We have developed a zonal deformable mirror that controls the wavefront of a high average power visible laser beam used for isotope separation. The mirror corrects greater than five waves of astigmatism, power, or random second order aberrations to 1/20 wave rms. Sufficient resolution is achieved to correct third order aberrations as well. A monolithic glass substrate with dimensions 77 mm X 121 mm X 10 mm is used in this design. Twenty-five actuator attachment members are incorporated into the shape of the back side of the substrate. Piezoelectric translators (PZTs) attached in a rectangular array deform the continuous substrate to the proper conjugate shape. The PZTs are attached through flexures designed to be compressionally stiff and laterally soft. In this way the intended PZT displacement is transmitted efficiently to the substrate while isolating both the mirror and the PZTs from undesirable lateral loads. Mirror parameters were determined from elastic mechanical beam approximations. Finite element analysis was used to verify performance prior to prototyping. A Hartmann sensor controls the mirror in a closed loop adaptive system. The system description is covered in a companion paper. This paper describes the mirror design and presents performance data.

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Charles D. Swift, John W. Bergum, Erlan S. Bliss, F. Allen House, Marcus A. Libkind, J. Thaddeus Salmon, and Carolyn L. Weinzapfel "Zonal deformable mirror for laser wavefront control", Proc. SPIE 1543, Active and Adaptive Optical Components, (13 January 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.51173

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