Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833821
