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Deformable Mirrors

  • PTT111
    • Low power, compact, low mass
    • Factory calibrated
    • Precision open-loop positioning
    • Intuitive operation using position commands
    • Piston/tip/tilt or Zernike-based positioning
    • 111 actuators – 37 PTT segments
    • 5µm, 8µm and higher stroke
    • Fast <200µs response
    • Scalable MEMS DM technology
  • PTT489
    • Low power, compact, low mass
    • Factory calibrated
    • Precision open-loop positioning
    • Intuitive operation using position commands
    • Piston/tip/tilt or Zernike-based positioning
    • 489 actuators – 163 PTT segments
    • 5µm, 8µm and higher stroke
    • Fast <200µs response
    • Scalable MEMS DM technology
    • Also sold as lower-cost 183, 255, and 363-actuator mirrors

High Voltage Drive Electronics

  • Smart Driver II – 128 channels
    • 5 minute installation with USB interface
    • Low power, compact, low mass
    • 200V, 128 channels
    • Factory calibrated, 14-bit resolution
    • Dependable operation
  • Smart Driver II – 512 channels
    • 5 minute installation with USB interface
    • Low power, compact, low mass
    • 200V, 512 channels
    • Factory calibrated, 14-bit resolution
    • Fast kHz-rate PCI/PCIe interface
    • Dependable operation

AO Development Systems

  • Iris AO Engine
    • Shack Hartmann Wavefront sensor, lenslets matched 1:1 to the DM
    • WFS Dynamic Range: 9 µm
    • Mirror Type PTT111: Segmented, piston/tip/tilt DM
    • PTT489 version under development
    • DM Dynamic Range (mechanical stroke): 5 or 8 µm
    • DM Dynamic Range (wavefront): 10 or 16 µm
    • Camera/AO Loop speed: 30-60 Hz (depending on amount of telemetry required)
    • Resolution: <80 nm PV
    • OS: Windows XP
    • AO Control: Zernike based modal controller
    • SDK Software: C/C++ Libraries
  • Iris AO Engine Development Kit
    • Complete breadboard AO system using the AO Engine