Performance of a precision high-density deformable mirror for extremely high contrast imaging astronomy from space

John T. Trauger; Dwight Moody; Brian Gordon; Yekta Gursel; Mark A. Ealey; Roger B. Bagwell

doi:10.1117/12.460027

24 February 2003 Performance of a precision high-density deformable mirror for extremely high contrast imaging astronomy from space

John T. Trauger, Dwight Moody, Brian Gordon, Yekta Gursel, Mark A. Ealey, Roger B. Bagwell

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Proceedings Volume 4854, Future EUV/UV and Visible Space Astrophysics Missions and Instrumentation; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460027
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

Active wavefront correction of a space telescope provides a technology path for extremely high contrast imaging astronomy at levels well beyond the capabilities of current telescope systems. A precision deformable mirror technology intended specifically for wavefront correction in a visible/near-infrared space telescope has been developed at Xinetics and extensively tested at JPL over the past several years. Active wavefront phase correction has been demonstrated to 1 Angstrom rms over the spatial frequency range accessible to a mirror with an array of actuators on a 1 mm pitch. It is based on a modular electroceramic design that is scalable to 1000s of actuator elements coupled to the surface of a thin mirror facesheet. It is controlled by a low-power multiplexed driver system. Demonstrated surface figure control, high actuator density, and low power dissipation are described. Performance specifications are discussed in the context of the Eclipse point design for a coronagraphic space telescope.

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John T. Trauger, Dwight Moody, Brian Gordon, Yekta Gursel, Mark A. Ealey, and Roger B. Bagwell "Performance of a precision high-density deformable mirror for extremely high contrast imaging astronomy from space", Proc. SPIE 4854, Future EUV/UV and Visible Space Astrophysics Missions and Instrumentation, (24 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460027

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