Origins, from planets to life - technological, societal and epistemic breakthroughs
Project Leader:
CNRS
INSA’s scientific leader:
Jean-Fabien CAPSAL
Adaptative Optics (AO) requires fast and precise wavefront control using deformable optical surface (DM) with a large number of actuators. Current commercial DM technologies are efficient but still suffer from limitations in their temporal bandwidth, dynamical range, size, number of actuators, fragility/fatigue, and non-linear effects that need to be overcome for future instruments. Moreover, these DMs have unperfect shape at rest and are costly. We aim to develop a new hybrid high-speed, lightweight, large and low-cost deformable-mirror technology.
INSA Challenge:
Environnement : Milieux naturels, Industriels et Urbains
Partners:
CNRS
MINES ST ETIENNE
Funding Institution:
PIA ANR
Dates - Duration:
2023-03-01 00:00:00 to 2029-02-01 00:00:00
Funding:
2331000
Contact:
jean-fabien.capsal@insa-lyon.fr
Chapo:
Adaptive optics requires a paradigm shift in order to design low-cost active systems that can be deployed over large areas.