Toric mirrors and active optics: degenerated configuration for spherical monomode deformable mirrors

Details Toric mirrors and active optics: degenerated configuration for spherical monomode deformable mirrors Toric mirrors and active optics: degenerated configuration for spherical monomode deformable mirrors

Jul 2006

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Optomechanical Technologies for Astronomy. Edited by Atad-Ettedgui, Eli; Antebi, Joseph; Lemke, Dietrich. Proceedings of the S

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Providing toric mirrors with Active Optics techniques will allow generating aspheric surfaces which optical quality avoid high spatial frequencies errors. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of this technique, a link has been established between analytical calculations, finite element modelling and experimental validation. A particular configuration of a flat mono-mode deformable mirror (MDM), called "degenerated configuration", has been analytically calculated, showing how to generate a third order astigmatism aberration (Astm 3) by active deformation. This mirror has been manufactured and tested. A finite element model has been produced in order to correlate simulations with experiments. The deformed optical surface is projected on a Zernike polynomial base, indicating that Astm 3 mode is, within a very high precision, the only aberration generated on the optical surface. Another spherical concave MDM has been modelled as a VLT-SPHERE toric mirror of diameter 133mm, to demonstrate the feasibility of toric surfaces from active optics deformation of a spherical shell. Projection on Zernike base shows that the simulated deformed surface is a combination of a sphere and a quasi pure Astm 3 mode, corresponding to a toroidal surface. Other terms generated, like Astm 5, could benefit of a fine adjustment from the geometry of the substrate.

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