Proposal for a 1.8-meter metal mirror of meniscus shape at once actively aspherized at f/1.8 and actively supported

Gerard R. Lemaitre; Raymond N. Wilson; Silvio P. Mazzanti

doi:10.1117/12.158745

15 October 1993 Proposal for a 1.8-meter metal mirror of meniscus shape at once actively aspherized at f/1.8 and actively supported

Gerard R. Lemaitre, Raymond N. Wilson, Silvio P. Mazzanti

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Proceedings Volume 1931, Metal Mirrors; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158745
Event: Metal Mirrors, 1992, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

New aspherization methods have been developed and applied in the field of astronomical optics. These methods, based on the elastic properties of substrates, have been used separately as well during the polishing process as in situ as the telescope. The goal of this proposal is to combined for the first time, on a primary mirror of telescope, these two possibilities in order to achieve the best optical figure from active optics capabilities.

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Gerard R. Lemaitre, Raymond N. Wilson, and Silvio P. Mazzanti "Proposal for a 1.8-meter metal mirror of meniscus shape at once actively aspherized at f/1.8 and actively supported", Proc. SPIE 1931, Metal Mirrors, (15 October 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158745

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