Patent ID: 7967456

Claim:
A deformable mirror comprising: (a) a substrate having a top and a bottom sides and a thickness; (b) a reflective coating disposed on one of said sides of said substrate; (c) at least one recess formed in one of said sides of said substrate; (d) at least one actuator in communication with said substrate, (e) at least one electrical connector in communication with said actuator; (f) an annular groove disposed at the bottom of said recess and (g) a raised circular table within said recess and being formed by said groove, said table being concentrically located about the center of said recess and parallel to said reflecting surface of said substrate; and (h) said actuator is affixed to said table and said actuator is mechanically isolated from all other areas of the recess whereby said actuator transmits motion exclusively through said table to said reflecting surface of said substrate.