CMA is engaged in activities with The University of Arizona’s Steward observatory Mirror Lab (SOML) supporting adaptive optics. CMA is producing adaptive optical mirror face sheets from CFRP materials with SOML performing mounting, actuation and testing. This activity supports general astronomy as well as potential DoD applications.

Surface data on 75mm adaptive CFRP face sheet, subtracting first 8 Zernike terms l/10 pv, 14nm rms surface accuracy at l=635nm.