Lithographic manufacturing of adaptive optics components

R. Phillip Scott; Madison Jean; Lee Johnson; Ridley Gatlin; Ryan Bronson; Tom Milster; Michael Hart

doi:10.1117/12.2276508

5 September 2017 Lithographic manufacturing of adaptive optics components

R. Phillip Scott, Madison Jean, Lee Johnson, Ridley Gatlin, Ryan Bronson, Tom Milster, Michael Hart

Proceedings Volume 10401, Astronomical Optics: Design, Manufacture, and Test of Space and Ground Systems; 104011C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2276508
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Adaptive optics systems and their laboratory test environments call for a number of unusual optical components. Examples include lenslet arrays, pyramids, and Kolmogorov phase screens. Because of their specialized application, the availability of these parts is generally limited, with high cost and long lead time, which can also significantly drive optical system design. These concerns can be alleviated by a fast and inexpensive method of optical fabrication. To that end, we are exploring direct-write lithographic techniques to manufacture three different custom elements. We report results from a number of prototype devices including 1, 2, and 3 wave Multiple Order Diffractive (MOD) lenslet arrays with 0.75 mm pitch and phase screens with near Kolmogorov structure functions with a Fried length r₀ around 1 mm. We also discuss plans to expand our research to include a diffractive pyramid that is smaller, lighter, and more easily manufactured than glass versions presently used in pyramid wavefront sensors. We describe how these components can be produced within the limited dynamic range of the lithographic process, and with a rapid prototyping and manufacturing cycle. We discuss exploratory manufacturing methods, including replication, and potential observing techniques enabled by the ready availability of custom components.

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R. Phillip Scott, Madison Jean, Lee Johnson, Ridley Gatlin, Ryan Bronson, Tom Milster, and Michael Hart "Lithographic manufacturing of adaptive optics components", Proc. SPIE 10401, Astronomical Optics: Design, Manufacture, and Test of Space and Ground Systems, 104011C (5 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2276508

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