Liquid Space Optics

John H. Bloomer

doi:10.1117/12.7971349

1 January 1966 Liquid Space Optics

John H. Bloomer

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 4, Issue 2, 040265 (January 1966). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7971349

Abstract

Optical elements may be separated into two classes: (1) Solid Optics, and (2) Membrane Optics. Solid optical elements - such as glass or plastic lenses and glass or metal due to crystalline structure. Grinding and polishing reduces these surfaces to an amorphous atomic condition similar to that of liquid surfaces. Membrane optical elements - such as the cornea of the human eye, the Wood rotating mercury paraboloid the IRCO electrostatically-figured membrane paraboloid and the "Orbiting Eye" possess initially smooth and symmetric surfaces. The aspects involved in the development of this "Eye" are discussed by its inventor.

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John H. Bloomer "Liquid Space Optics," Optical Engineering 4(2), 040265 (1 January 1966). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7971349

Published: 1 January 1966

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