Wavefront sensors and adaptive optics

Adaptive optics is a critical technology for the operation of ultra-high intensity lasers. It allows to reach maximum intensity on target while protecting the installation. This application of AO is a core activity at Imagine optic. Since our creation, we have innovated on every part of this technology and are now delivering a mature and high performance AO solutions based on the association of the HASO wavefront sensor, ILAO Star mechanical deformable mirror and WaveTune/Pharao.

Optical components inside the microscope (objective, various lenses and mirrors) and the biological sample itself induce aberrations that are altering the performance of the microscope. Imagine Optic has developed a number of solutions where adaptive optics can be applied to improve the contrast and resolution in multiple fluorescence microscopy modalities.

Optical metrology and adaptive optics in the X-EUV are extremely demanding because of the properties of the light in those short wavelengths. Since our creation, we have been innovating in that field and designed at-wavelength, X  & EUV Hartmann wavefront sensors dedicated to adaptive optics and optical characterization of light sources and components.