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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2003
J. Elon Graves, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Malcolm J. Northcott, Felton, CA (US);
J. Christopher Shelton, Los Gatos, CA (US);
J. Elon Graves, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Malcolm J. Northcott, Felton, CA (US);
J. Christopher Shelton, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Aoptix Technologies, Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A deformable mirror for an adaptive optics system includes a number of electrodes for causing deformation of the mirror. An insulating layer and a layer of conductive traces over the electrodes allow the connection points for the electrodes to be moved to a perimeter region of the mirror, which facilitates connecting the mirror to a circuit board or other equipment. In one implementation, the deformable mirror is coupled to a circuit board by a strip connector (e.g., a zebra strip connector), which is maintained in a compressed state by a retaining plate.