Progress in very lightweight optics using graphite fiber composite materials

Optical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 666-676

  Chen, Peter C ^a,b,d,e,f   Sana, Timo T ^b   Smith, Andrew M ^b   Romeo, Robert ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Code 7172 ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite optics; Lightweight optics; Replica optics; X ray optics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001244432     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601866     Document Type: Article

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