Compact adaptive optics based on a micromachined deformable mirror and a single photodetector

Author

Plett, M.L. ; Barbier, P.R. ; Rush, D.W. ; Carhart, Gary W. ; Vorontsov, M.A.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Phys. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

28-28 May 1999

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

21

Abstract

Summary form only given. Adaptive optics can be used in free-space optical communication links to compensate the distorted wavefront of a laser beam propagated through atmospheric turbulence and maximize the energy incident onto the receiver. For this application it is desirable to minimize the size and cost of the adaptive optics system. In the paper we present the first implementation of a compact adaptive optics system based on a micromachined deformable mirror and the optimization of the power received onto a single pixel photodetector.

Keywords

adaptive optics; atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric turbulence; integrated optics; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; mirrors; optical links; optical receivers; photodetectors; adaptive optics; adaptive optics system; atmospheric turbulence; compact adaptive optics system; compound semiconductor detectors; cost; distorted wavefront; free-space optical communication links; incident energy; laser beam; micromachined deformable mirror; optimization; receiver; single pixel photodetector; size; Adaptive optics; Atmospheric waves; Costs; Laser beams; Laser noise; Mirrors; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical propagation; Optical receivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-595-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1999.833821

Filename

833821