A Molded Acrylic Retroreflector

Helen V. Gourley; David Whitney; Russell Stiles

doi:10.1117/12.944468

13 July 1988 A Molded Acrylic Retroreflector

Helen V. Gourley, David Whitney, Russell Stiles

Proceedings Volume 0896, Replication and Molding of Optical Components; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.944468
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A plastic corner-cube reflector was designed for low cost and low mass; its total weight is less than 0.06 gram. The problems of making the die, forming, coating and testing are described, along with some applications. A mathematical model of the part, based on typical figure and angle errors, estimates beam divergence and return angle.

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Helen V. Gourley, David Whitney, and Russell Stiles "A Molded Acrylic Retroreflector", Proc. SPIE 0896, Replication and Molding of Optical Components, (13 July 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.944468

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