Mr. Szigfrid Farkas Profile

Szigfrid Farkas

Mechanical design & simulation engineer at Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Use of 3D printing in astronomical mirror fabrication

Mélanie Roulet, Carolyn Atkins, Emmanuel Hugot, Robert Snell, Bart van de Vorst, Katherine Morris, Michel Marcos, Iain Todd, Christopher Miller, Joris Dufils, Szigfrid Farkas, Gyorgy Mezo, Fabio Tenegi, Afrodisio Vega-Moreno, Hermine Schnelter

Proc. SPIE. 11349, 3D Printed Optics and Additive Photonic Manufacturing II

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Polishing, Manufacturing, 3D printing, Printing, Finite element methods, Computer aided design, Prototyping, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Construction progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Picó, Nicholas Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende, Émilie Lhomé, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Andy Ridings, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, José Alonso Burgal, Jose Miguel Herreros, Jose Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramón Navarro, Mike Irwin, James Lewis, Eduardo Gonzales Solares, Neil O'Mahony, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffolo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farkas, Ellen Schallig, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lilian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martin, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Andrea Hidalgo, Shan Mignot, Georgia Bishop, Steve Guest, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Luis Peralta de Arriba

Proc. SPIE. 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Polishing, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Coating, Robots, Chemical elements

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Characterization of an f/2 freeform active mirror

Szigfrid Farkas, Tibor Agócs, Gabby Aitink-Kroes, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, Wayne Holland, Emmanuel Hugot, Fahad Iqbal, Dávid Jáger, Michel Marcos, György Mező, Maria Milanova, Chris Miller, David Montgomery, Michiel Rodenhuis, Mélanie Roulet, Hermine Schnetler

Proc. SPIE. 10706, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Control systems, Optical testing, Finite element methods, Computer aided design, Optics manufacturing, Performance modeling, Solid modeling

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

Final design and progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nic Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, José Peñate, Emilie Lhome, Tibor Agócs, José Alonso, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Ellen Schallig, Andy Ridings, Isabelle Guinouard, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Kevin Rogers, Martin Lee, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Niels Tromp, Attila Jaskó, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Gabby Kroes, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Luis Fernando Rodriguez, Frank Gribbin, José Miguel Delgado, José Miguel Herreros, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Jim Lewis, Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, David Murphy, Clare Worley, Richard Bassom, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Adrian Martin, Antonella Vallenari, Bernardo Salasnich, Andrea Baruffolo, Shoko Jin, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Lillian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Farina

Proc. SPIE. 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Spectroscopy, Manufacturing, Structured optical fibers, Space telescopes, Molybdenum, Optical instrument design, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Development and final design of FAME active array

Szigfrid Farkas, Tibor Agócs, Gabby Aitink-Kroes, Felix Bettonvil, Martin Black, Emmanuel Hugot, Attila Jaskó, Chris Miller, Hermine Schnetler, Farian van Duffelen, Lars Venema

Proc. SPIE. 9912, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Manufacturing, Finite element methods, Spherical lenses, Active optics, Adhesives, Disk lasers, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

FAME: freeform active mirror experiment

Gabby Aitink-Kroes, Tibor Agócs, Chris Miller, Martin Black, Szigfrid Farkas, Sabri Lemared, Felix Bettonvil, David Montgomery, Michel Marcos, Attila Jaskó, Farian van Duffelen, Zalpha Challita, Sandy Fok, Fatemeh Kiaeerad, Emmanuel Hugot, Hermine Schnetler, Lars Venema

Proc. SPIE. 9912, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Diffraction, Mirrors, Optical design, Metrology, Imaging systems, Control systems, Freeform optics, Disk lasers, Disk lasers, Optics manufacturing

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