Development of a liquid based deformable mirror

Recently, a new type of liquid based deformable mirror has been proposed and demonstrated. The device consists of an array of vertically oriented open capillary channels immersed in a pool of two immiscible liquids and a freefloating reflective membrane, which serves as the reflecting surface. Liquid surface and membrane deformations are...

A deformable mirror based on electrocapillary actuation of a liquid surface

We propose and demonstrate a novel liquid based deformable mirror (LDM). The proposed LDM consists of an array of vertically oriented open capillary channels immersed in a pool of two immiscible liquids. A free-floating thin reflective membrane serves as the reflecting surface. By means of jet action, membrane deformation is induced. The control...