Adaptive Mirror

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Facility/equipment: Equipment

  • Location

    Netherlands

Equipments Details

Description

A flexible mirror for very accurate astronomical telescopes. The mirror can, for instance, correct images distorted by air turbulence. The adaptive mirror consists of a thin membrane shaped by electromagnetic micro-actuators attached to a light stable honeycomb structure.

Details

NameAdaptive Mirror
ManufacturersEquipment & Prototype Center

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Terms of loan/booking

Equipment: available for loan - internal only

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    • Research Output

    • 11 Conference contribution
    • 1 Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)

    Adaptive deformable mirror : based on electromagnetic actuators

    Hamelinck, R. F. M. M., 2010, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 227 p.

    Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)

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    Deformable mirrors: design fundamentals for force actuation of continuous facesheets

    Ravensbergen, S. K., Hamelinck, R. F. M. M., Rosielle, P. C. J. N. & Steinbuch, M., 2009, SPIE Optics & Photonics 2009; Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications VII. United States, San Diego: SPIE, p. 74660G-1/8

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

    • 4 Citations (Scopus)
    4 Downloads (Pure)

    Test results of an adaptive deformable mirror for future

    Hamelinck, R. F. M. M., Rosielle, P. C. J. N., Steinbuch, M., Ellenbroek, R. M. L., Verhaegen, M. & Doelman, N. J., 2008, Proceedings of the euspen International Conference. Switzerland, Zurich, p. 4-

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review