Comparison of designs of off-axis Gregorian telescopes for millimeter-wave large focal-plane arrays

Details Comparison of designs of off-axis Gregorian telescopes for millimeter-wave large focal-plane arrays Comparison of designs of off-axis Gregorian telescopes for millimeter-wave large focal-plane arrays

Aug 2002

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Applied Optics, vol. 41, iss. no. 22, p. 4666-4670

Physics

Optics

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Aberration, Antenna Arrays, Errors, Field Of View, Microwave Antennas, Millimeter Waves, Mirrors, Photometers, Spaceborne Telescopes, Telescopes

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We compare the diffraction-limited field of view (FOV) provided by four types of off-axis Gregorian telescopes: the classical Gregorian, the aplanatic Gregorian, and the designs that cancel astigmatism and both astigmatism and coma. The analysis is carried out with telescope parameters that are appropriate for satellite and balloonborne millimeter- and submillimeter-wave astrophysics. We find that the design that cancels both coma and astigmatism provides the largest flat FOV, approx21 square deg. We also find that the FOV can be increased by approx15% by means of optimizing the shape and location of the focal surface.

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