Liquid crystal devices as holographic recording media for aberration compensation in membrane-mirror based telescope systems

Author

Martinez, T. ; Gruneisen, M. ; MacDonald, K. ; Baker, J.

Author_Institution

Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

24-28 July 2000

Abstract

Membrane mirrors are a lightweight alternative to conventional telescope primary mirrors. Membrane mirrors have large aberrations that exceed the correction capabilities of conventional adaptive optics. Liquid crystal hologram recording media can compensate membrane mirror aberrations.

Keywords

aberrations; adaptive optics; holographic optical elements; liquid crystal devices; mirrors; telescopes; aberration compensation; conventional adaptive optics; correction capabilities; crystal hologram recording media can compensate; holographic recording media; large aberrations; lightweight alternative; liquid crystal devices; liquid crystal hologram recording media; membrane mirror aberrations compensation; membrane-mirror based telescope systems; telescope primary mirrors; Adaptive optics; Apertures; Biomembranes; Diffraction; Holographic optical components; Holography; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Mirrors; Telescopes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

Aventura, FL, USA

ISSN

1099-4742

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6252-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869733

Filename

869733