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26 August 2024 Antireflection coating on large lenses for G-CLEF blue camera
Hélène Krol, Nathalie Valette, Xavier Buet, Colin Bondet de la Bernardie, Didier Torricini, Grégory Chauveau, Clément Escolle, Philippe Godefroy
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Abstract
The GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF) is a spectrograph, to be delivered as the first light scientific instrument for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), and divided into a red and a blue channel.
In the frame of this project, Bertin Winlight is in charge of the manufacturing of the blue camera lenses, and entrusted CILAS to develop and realize the antireflection coatings on the 8 different lenses of this camera. The camera consist of 8 lenses with diameter in the 190 – 323 mm range made of CaF2 and other optical glass (BAL35Y, PBM18Y, BSM51Y). We present the results on the design, development and manufacturing of antireflection coating with PIAD (Plasma-Ion Assisted Deposition) technology, which is well adapted to produce very dense layers and high quality coatings for severe environments.
The design of antireflection coating, in the spectral range 350-541nm, has taken into account large diameter and high curvature of the lenses and has been experimentally validated on a dummy shape. Moreover a dedicated coating process has been implemented and qualified on CaF2 substrates, leading to the successful coating of the 8 different lenses.
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(2024) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Hélène Krol, Nathalie Valette, Xavier Buet, Colin Bondet de la Bernardie, Didier Torricini, Grégory Chauveau, Clément Escolle, and Philippe Godefroy "Antireflection coating on large lenses for G-CLEF blue camera", Proc. SPIE 13100, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation VI, 1310029 (26 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020173
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KEYWORDS
Lenses

Antireflective coatings

Cameras

Manufacturing

Design

Optical coatings

Reflectivity

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