SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Deformable Mirror for Spacecraft Design and Control of Laser Beam Propagation in Deep Turbulence
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N62271 Naval Postgraduate School 1 University Circle Monterey, CA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6227113Q1186
- Response Due
- 6/21/2013
- Archive Date
- 7/6/2013
- Point of Contact
- Robert B Gallagher 831-656-7853
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUIREMENTS: MEMS device Number of actuators; 450-500 Stroke 1.5-2.0 microns >10 kHz bandwidth High reflectivity (>99%) Protective coating Segmented surface Driver and cabling Yield 96 % (If capable of 99%, include extra cost as an option. If no extra cost; no need for option) Shipping Costs ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Adaptive optics has an extensive range of future applications of interest to the Department of Defense. These applications include space-based telescopes and space systems that employ optical payload. The Adaptive Optics Beam Control Laboratory (BCL) and Segmented Mirror Telescope (SMT) laboratory is an optical beam control research facility operated by the AOCoE. The AO testbeds are used to develop and demonstrate key control techniques for spacecraft systems and design. Both testbeds consist of control computers and active optical equipment including wavefront sensors, and actuated mirrors. Active optical equipment is digitally connected to control computers to complete the systems. These testbeds are currently being upgraded to perform systems research for spacecraft design and control of laser beam propagation in deep turbulence. In each testbed the wavefront sensor is used to detect the slope of an optical beam wavefront. This information is fed back through the control computer, through control algorithms, and commands are sent to the deformable mirror (DM) to improve the quality of the optical beam wavefront. This is basically adaptive optics. A critical element of an adaptive optics system is the DM. The performance of DM in its ability to correct wavefront errors depends on the number of actuator, degree of freedom for each actuator, actuator stroke, band width, and surface type. There are basically two types of DM, piezoelectric driven actuator and MEMS devices which tends to be much smaller and lighter. There are basically two types of DM surfaces; segmented or continuous face sheet. For low power operation, segmented DMs may provide enhanced wavefront correction in deep turbulence conditions. The required DM will provide improved capabilities to the adaptive optics systems. Important considerations are for MEMS device, number of actuators, service type stroke and band width. since the DM will be used in a low laser power laboratory, actuator yield is not a big concern but should be 96%, preferred 99%. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED RFQ FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.
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