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25 September 2017 Active support with set-and-forget characteristics for reflective optics
C. Reinlein, A. Brady, C. Damm, M. Mohaupt, A. Kamm, M. Goy
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Proceedings Volume 10562, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016; 1056232 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296192
Event: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016, 2016, Biarritz, France
Abstract
An active support for large reflective optics is suitable to compensate for manufacturing-induced deformations and (re-)positioning-induced deformations such as induced by slewing of earth-based telescopes.
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C. Reinlein, A. Brady, C. Damm, M. Mohaupt, A. Kamm, and M. Goy "Active support with set-and-forget characteristics for reflective optics", Proc. SPIE 10562, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016, 1056232 (25 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296192
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KEYWORDS
Actuators

Active optics

Mirrors

Optics manufacturing

Reflectivity

Space telescopes

Zernike polynomials

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