Wavefront control of large optical systems

Details Wavefront control of large optical systems Wavefront control of large optical systems

Aug 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990spie.1271..180m&link_type=abstract

IN: Adaptive optics and optical structures; Proceedings of the Meeting, European Congress on Optics, 3rd, The Hague, Netherlands

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Large Deployable Reflector, Mirrors, Telescopes, Wave Fronts, Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Astronomy, Large Space Structures, Reflectors, Submillimeter Waves

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Several levels of wavefront control are necessary for the optimum performance of very large telescopes, especially segmented ones like the Large Deployable Reflector. In general, the major contributors to wavefront error are the segments of the large primary mirror. Wavefront control at the largest optical surface may not be the optimum choice because of the mass and inaccessibility of the elements of this surface that require upgrading. The concept of two-stage optics was developed to permit a poor wavefront from the large optics to be upgraded by means of a wavefront corrector at a small exit pupil of the system.

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