Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology has allowed the realization of cost-effective, high-performance deformable mirrors for adaptive-optics-enhanced imaging.
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Bifano, T. MEMS deformable mirrors. Nature Photon 5, 21–23 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.297
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