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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Steven F. Griffin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Arturo A. Jacobs, Edgewood, NM (US);
Karl N. Schrader, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Steven F. Griffin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Arturo A. Jacobs, Edgewood, NM (US);
Karl N. Schrader, Albuquerque, NM (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are disclosed to provide a dynamic variable shape optical element for wavefront correction. In an embodiment, a variable shape optical element assembly includes an optical element having a front surface and a back surface with specified curvature characteristics. The variable shape optical element assembly also includes back knife edges having a designated shape disposed on the back surface of the optical element and front knife edges having a designated shape disposed on the front surface of the optical element. The variable shape optical element assembly further includes a mechanical arrangement adapted to apply a dynamic mechanical force to create the specified curvature characteristics.