Uniform-load and actuator influence functions of a thin or thick annular mirror: Application to active mirror support optimization

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1095-1106

  Arnold, Luc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE HAUTE PROVENCE   (France)

Author keywords

Active optics; Elasticity; Mirror deformations; Mirror supports; Optimization; Passive supports; Telescope mirrors

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TELESCOPES;

ACTIVE OPTICS; ACTUATOR INFLUENCE FUNCTION; DIRAC FUNCTION; MIRROR SUPPORTS; PASSIVE SUPPORTS; THIN PLATE THEORY; UNIFORM LOAD INFLUENCE FUNCTION;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0030102052     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.001095     Document Type: Article

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