Continually supported thin mirror with force-type actuators
US5831780A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/0825
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A continually supported assembly capable of being space launched includes a base and a thin optical substrate having a light collecting first surface and an opposite rear surface. An elastically coupling medium couples the rear surface of optical substrate and said base to one another. At least one force-coupled actuator is interspersed within said elastic coupling medium for controllably altering the shape of said optical substrate.
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