Deformable mirrors (DMs) and adaptive optics systems represent a significant advancement in the control of optical wavefronts, with applications spanning astronomical instrumentation, high-power laser ...

As frustrating as having an atmosphere can be for physicists, it’s just as bad for astronomers, who have to deal with clouds, atmospheric absorption of certain wavelengths, and other irritations. One ...

Promising to dramatically improve the design and efficiency of the next generation of devices relying on laser optics, a high-performance mirror created by engineers at the University of California ...

A High-Speed Active Optics Piezo Deformable Mirror for Laser Focus Control - Adaptive Optics. https://www.pi-usa.us/en/tech-blog/laser-beam-focus-control-in-cutting ...

(Nanowerk News) PI is extending its offering of fast steering mirrors. The new V-931 two-axis fast steering mirror platform (FSM) is based on a frictionless, precision flexure guiding mechanism, with ...

Advanced space telescopes like the ones currently envisaged by NASA and collaborators require advanced mirrors for their operation. Making those high-resolution thin-shell coated mirrors remains ...

Piezo ceramic actuators combine rapid response with high resolution and high force generation, ideal prerequisites to drive highly-dynamic deformable mirrors. The principle has been used in adaptive ...

In addition to providing custom solutions, EO will also maintain a global inventory of standard UFI components that will reduce the typically long lead times of high-precision and high-power laser ...

University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have taken advantage of a recently mounted laser guide star system at UC’s Lick Observatory to obtain sharp, twinkle-free images of the faint dusty ...

A High-Speed Active Optics Piezo Deformable Mirror for Laser Focus Control - Adaptive Optics. The piezo-driven deformable mirror can operate with modulation frequencies up to 2 kHz. The internal ...