The optical very large array (OVLA) prototype telescope: Status report and perspective for large mosaïc mirrors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3352, Issue , 1998, Pages 603-613

  Dejonghe, J ^a   Arnold, L ^a   Lardiere O ^a   Berger, J P ^a   Cazale C ^a   Dutertre, S ^a   Kohler, D ^a   Vernet, D ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

Author keywords

Active optics; Multiple aperture interferometry; Segmented mirror; Telescope design

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE OPTICS; INTERFEROMETRY; MIRRORS; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

ACTIVE OPTICS; MULTIPLE APERTURE INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL VERY LARGE ARRAY PROTOTYPE TELESCOPE; SEGMENTED MIRROR;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 0032402010     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.319241     Document Type: Conference Paper

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