title: Nanoengineered liquid mirrors shaped by thermal fields.
abstract: We discuss a new type of deformable mirror made from nanoengineered reflective layers deposited onto liquids. The surfaces are shaped by heating with a laser. The response times of the deformed surfaces are slow (> 1 s). Simplicity and low cost appear to be the main advantages of thermally deformable liquid mirrors.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Lasers, Département de Physique, Génie Physique et Optique, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, GIK 7P4, Canada.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: Ermanno F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Borra
authors.forename: Rosangela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergamasco
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laird
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ritcey