Adaptive correction is vital if a high fidelity signal is required. Whenever a signal moves through air, it runs the risk of being distorted when it moves through turbulence in the atmosphere. If uncorrected, this turbulence limits the useful range of the signal as the strength of the signal degrades with distance. However, a CMDM (Continuous Membrane Deformable Mirrors) can correct for this turbulence in real time greatly extending the useful range of the signal. This is especially important in the free space communication arena, where a longer useful signal range means fewer transmitting stations.

Applications

• Free space communications
• Astronomical telescopes
• Focal length modification applications