Active optical components at the Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The active optical components, including deformable mirrors, tip-tilt mirrors, optical precision translational devices, and active mirrors, can be used to control wavefront, direction, path length of optical beams as well as the optical figure of mirrors. They make optical systems adjustable and controllable and endow the optical systems with flexibility and adaptability. In recent 20 years, a series of active components have been developed in Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS., and used in adaptive optical systems, tracking systems and laser systems. In this paper the main specifications of these components will be described. Some typical results of systems using these components will be presented too.