Deformable mirror using thermal actuators. Route to DIY adaptive optics for hobbyists? Maybe not, but it is an interesting demonstration project!

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==== Links ====
Vdovin, G., and M. Loktev. "Deformable Mirrors with Thermal Actuators." Adaptive Optics for Industry and Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2005. 1724.Vdovin, Gleb, and Mikhail Loktev. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10....

"Deformable mirror with thermal actuators." Optics letters 27.9 (2002): 677679. https://opg.optica.org/ol/abstract.cf...

==== Timeline ====
0:00 Intro
0:47 Thermallyactuated deformable mirror
1:57 Temperature probing
3:00 Adaptive Optics
5:30 Failed attempts to quantify the deformation
8:58 Test indicator probing
10:07 Is this practical?