Mercury is Adaptica's wavefront sensor. It exploits the Shack-Hartmann principle and comprises hardware and software for the measurement of the wavefront.
Benefits
Benefits of using the Mercury wavefront sensors include:
- Ready to go anaylizer
- Compact form factor
- Compatible with standard 1 inch mounts
- User friendly analysis software included
- Live data readout via USB2.0
Specifications
Main specifications of the Mercury wavefront sensors are as follows:
- Camera model: UI-1548LE-M
- Camera Type: CMOS
- Camera Interface: USB 2.0
- Nominal Pixel Size: 5.2 um
- Max. fps in free run mode: 25
- Lenslet array geometry: Orthogonal
- Lenslet array pitch: 300 um
- Lenslet array focal distance: 7 mm
- Clear aperture: 4 mm
- Subapertures: <=150
- Sensitivity: lambda/20
- Max recovered Zernike term: 30
- Operative wavelength range: 400 to 900 nm
- Dimensions: 40 X 40 X 35.3mm
- Certifications: RoHS
- Software executable included
- Optional MMOS SDK
Applications
The Mercury wavefront sensor can use used for:
- Beam diagnostic
- Industrial inspection optimization
- Image enhancement
- Close loop sensor for adaptive optics