• DocumentCode
    2538586
  • Title

    Continuous membrane deformable mirror for adaptive optics using bimorph spring

  • Author

    Wu, T. ; Akiyama, M. ; Hane, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Nanomech., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-9 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    598
  • Lastpage
    601
  • Abstract
    We propose, design and fabricate here a novel electrostatically actuated continuous membrane deformable mirror for the next generation astronomical observation. To get a large stroke, a bimorph spring array is used to generate a large air gap between the mirror membrane and the electrode. A 3.4mm × 3.4 mm deformable mirror with a underlying 4×4 electrode array is fabricated by utilizing plasma activated bonding and the subsequent all-dry release process. The fabricated deformable mirror deformed 3.8μm at 130V.
  • Keywords
    adaptive optics; electrostatic actuators; mirrors; adaptive optics; air gap; all-dry release process; bimorph spring; continuous membrane deformable mirror; electrode array; next generation astronomical observation; plasma activated bonding; size 3.8 mum; voltage 130 V; Arrays; Bonding; Electrodes; Mirrors; Silicon; Springs; Stress; Deformable mirror; adaptive optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference (TRANSDUCERS), 2011 16th International
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0157-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969726
  • Filename
    5969726