Fabrication of stable lightweight Be-38Al optics and optical support structures

Robert Hardesty; Kelsey Parker

doi:10.1117/12.2190907

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2 September 2015 Fabrication of stable lightweight Be-38Al optics and optical support structures

Robert Hardesty, Kelsey Parker

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Proceedings Volume 9574, Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems II; 957405 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190907
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

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This paper describes recent aerospace applications where Be-38Al (AlBeMet) has been successfully applied to produce optics and stable support structures. The information presented touches on historical uses of beryllium and beryllium-aluminum in satellite optical systems, and then presents recent uses and developments of Be-38Al and its application to optical substrates and stable support structures.

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Robert Hardesty and Kelsey Parker "Fabrication of stable lightweight Be-38Al optics and optical support structures", Proc. SPIE 9574, Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems II, 957405 (2 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190907

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