Optical tests of an intelligently deformable mirror for space telescope technology

Chin-Po Kuo

doi:10.1117/12.157695

1 March 1994 Optical tests of an intelligently deformable mirror for space telescope technology

Chin-Po Kuo

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 33, Issue 3, (March 1994). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.157695

Abstract

The concept of an actively deformable composite reflector is demonstrated and test verified. The objective of developing such a concept is to correct the low-order long-wavelength distortions in a space reflector. This is achieved by bonding a limited number of piezoelectric ceramic strips to the back face sheet of the reflector. A cryointerferometric test of a 0.5-m reflector with six groups of actuators was performed to verify the concept experimentally. Analysis of and test results for the development of an active deformable composite reflector panel are summarized.

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Chin-Po Kuo "Optical tests of an intelligently deformable mirror for space telescope technology," Optical Engineering 33(3), (1 March 1994). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.157695

Published: 1 March 1994

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