Title :
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
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;
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
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6252-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869733
