Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Jan 2012
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012aas...21942223p&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #422.23
Physics
Optics
Scientific paper
It has been said that the secondary mirror is the most difficult optic of an astronomical telescope. Much of this difficulty is associated with metrology of a convex mirror. With the advent of highly deterministic modern optical finishing machines delivering high process convergence rates, like those processes used at L-3 Integrated Optical Systems (IOS), the availability of high-quality metrology on convex optical surfaces is of greater importance to take full advantage of those new technological capabilities. Once the surface error map is determined, modern optical finishing machines, like those at L-3 Integrated Optical Systems (IOS), can readily make the correction, even on optics mounted in their deliverable cells. Due to IOS' innovative engineering coupled with our extensive experience with large, fast secondary mirrors, we have delivered exceptional mirrors on short schedules. We frequently address requirements where the optical figure must be controlled to a few nanometers in wavefront error, and associated metrology must address not only low spatial frequencies (LSF), but also mid spatial frequencies (MSF) and high spatial frequencies (HSF). Special tooling and techniques that control the accumulated error are described, and examples of control of all spatial frequencies presented. Methods are available at IOS to remove predicted mounting dimples whether measured in-situ with the optics mounted in its cell or predicted from a finite-element model of the mounted optic. We will also describe metrology methods for astronomical field correctors.
Clarkson A.
Gardopée George
Hull Tony
Piche Francios
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