Principles of Adaptive Optics describes the foundations, principles, and applications of
adaptive optics (AO) and its enabling technologies. This leading textbook addresses the …

The Casimir force, a quantum mechanical effect, has been observed in several
microelectromechanical system (MEMS) platforms. Due to its extreme sensitivity to the …

The use of microelectromechanical systems' sensors is growing steadily since it is the
cheapest way to get information about the inertial state of a moving object. However …

Command shaping is a driving technique for handling the large settling time of the high-Q-
MEMS actuators. The strong nonlinearity due to the electrostatic actuation limits the linear …

Optical systems typically use galvanometers (galvos) and scanners. Galvos move, quasi-
statically, from one static position to another. Scanners move in an oscillatory fashion …

There is a world-wide push to create the next-generation all-optical transmission and
switching technologies for exascale data centers. In this paper we focus on the switching …

Optical systems typically use galvanometers (aka galvos) and scanners. Galvos move
optical elements such as mirrors, quasi-statically, from one static position to another, and an …

Image distortion is one of the most common problems of optical receivers. Adaptive Optics
(AO) technology was invented to solve that issue for ground-based telescopes. The …

MEMS electrostatic actuators are used in optical applications because of their small size and
quick response. However, nonlinearities of electrostatic force, long settling-time and small …

The performance of any adaptive optics system is largely determined by the strength and
number of actuators of the corrective element. Deformable phase plate (DPP) technology …