CubeSat deformable mirror demonstration
Name
84424F.pdf
Size
750.81 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
27fc9566ac1deef9eda5131db37caa2a
Author(s)
Cahoy, K.
Marinan, A.
Kerr, C.
Cheng, K.
Jamil, S.
Date Issued
2012
Publisher
SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Citation
Cahoy, K., Marinan, A., Kerr, C., Cheng, K., & Jamil, S. (2012). CubeSat Deformable Mirror Demonstration. Proceedings Of The SPIE - The International Society For Optical Engineering, 8442(11 pp.). doi:10.1117/12.926681
Abstract
The goal of the CubeSat Deformable Mirror Demonstration (DeMi) is to characterize the performance of a small deformable mirror over a year in low-Earth orbit. Small form factor deformable mirrors are a key technology needed to correct optical system aberrations in high contrast, high dynamic range space telescope applications such as space-based coronagraphic direct imaging of exoplanets. They can also improve distortions and reduce bit error rates for space-based laser communication systems. While follow-on missions can take advantage of this general 3U CubeSat platform to test the on-orbit performance of several different types of deformable mirrors, this first design accommodates a 32-actuator Boston Micromachines MEMS deformable mirror.
Subjects
aberrations
artificial satellites
coronagraphs
extrasolar planets
flexible structures
microactuators
micromirrors
MIT Department
Space Telecommunications Astronomy and Radiation (STAR) Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Persistent DSpace Link
