Active Optical Systems, LLC
Provider of adaptive-optics components, systems, software, and testing for defense, aerospace, and commercial beam-control applications. Core activities include design and production of deformable mirrors, fast steering mirrors, wavefront sensors, controllers/electronics, safety/abort systems, and associated adaptive-optics software and simulation tools. Maintains quality and compliance programs and publishes technical application notes and research relevant to beam control and atmospheric characterization.
Industries
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Products
Deformable mirrors and packaged beam-tube variants
Membrane and plate-type deformable mirrors in multiple actuator counts and packaging options for beam-control applications.
Fast steering mirrors (voice-coil and high-speed PZT)
High-bandwidth steering mirrors for tilt/pointing stabilization and atmospheric compensation with voice-coil and PZT actuator implementations.
Wavefront sensors and controller electronics
Wavefront sensing hardware and associated controller electronics to enable AO feedback and system operation.
Consolidated Safety Suite (CSS)
Integrated sensor-based safety, observation, and abort system combining visible/thermal cameras, photodiodes, illuminators, thermocouples, and a command unit for system monitoring and emergency aborts.
Adaptive-optics software and utility tools
Primary AO control software (metric and matrix AO), and utility tools including image viewers, DAT file analysis, control-matrix generation, a beam-control scaling-law simulator, and an AO simulator.
Deformable mirrors and packaged beam-tube variants
Membrane and plate-type deformable mirrors in multiple actuator counts and packaging options for beam-control applications.
Fast steering mirrors (voice-coil and high-speed PZT)
High-bandwidth steering mirrors for tilt/pointing stabilization and atmospheric compensation with voice-coil and PZT actuator implementations.
Wavefront sensors and controller electronics
Wavefront sensing hardware and associated controller electronics to enable AO feedback and system operation.
Consolidated Safety Suite (CSS)
Integrated sensor-based safety, observation, and abort system combining visible/thermal cameras, photodiodes, illuminators, thermocouples, and a command unit for system monitoring and emergency aborts.
Adaptive-optics software and utility tools
Primary AO control software (metric and matrix AO), and utility tools including image viewers, DAT file analysis, control-matrix generation, a beam-control scaling-law simulator, and an AO simulator.
Services
Atmospheric turbulence characterization (ACS)
Delivery or rental of an atmospheric characterization system and testing service to estimate turbulence parameters (Cn2, scintillation index, wind velocity) using wavefront-sensor data.
Educational adaptive-optics kits and training
Kits including feedback sensor, 1" membrane deformable mirror, electronics, and AO software; webinars and online training resources for users.
Atmospheric turbulence characterization (ACS)
Delivery or rental of an atmospheric characterization system and testing service to estimate turbulence parameters (Cn2, scintillation index, wind velocity) using wavefront-sensor data.
Educational adaptive-optics kits and training
Kits including feedback sensor, 1" membrane deformable mirror, electronics, and AO software; webinars and online training resources for users.
Expertise Areas
- Adaptive optics systems
- Deformable mirror design and manufacturing
- Fast steering mirror design and actuation
- Wavefront sensing and characterization
Key Technologies
- Membrane deformable mirrors
- Plate-type deformable mirrors
- Voice-coil actuated fast steering mirrors
- Piezoelectric (PZT) actuators for FSMs