  High-Performance Adaptive Optics systems are rapidly spreading as useful
applications in the fields of astronomy, ophthalmology, and telecommunications.
This technology is critical to enable coronagraphic direct imaging of
exoplanets utilized in ground-based telescopes and future space missions such
as WFIRST, EXO-C, HabEx, and LUVOIR. We have developed a miniaturized
Deformable Mirror controller to enable active optics on small space imaging
mission. The system is based on the Boston Micromachines Corporation Kilo-DM,
which is one of the most widespread DMs on the market. The system has three
main components: The Deformable Mirror, the Driving Electronics, and the
Mechanical and Heat management. The system is designed to be extremely compact
and have low- power consumption to enable its use not only on exoplanet
missions, but also in a wide-range of applications that require precision
optical systems, such as direct line-of-sight laser communications, and
guidance systems. The controller is capable of handling 1,024 actuators with
220V maximum dynamic range, 16bit resolution, and 14bit accuracy, and operating
at up to 1kHz frequency. The system fits in a 10x10x5cm volume, weighs less
than 0.5kg, and consumes less than 8W. We have developed a turnkey solution
reducing the risk for currently planned as well as future missions, lowering
their cost by significantly reducing volume, weight and power consumption of
the wavefront control hardware.
