The future of filled aperture telescopes: Is a 100m feasible?

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3352, Issue , 1998, Pages 778-791

  Gilmozzi, R ^a   Delabre, B ^a   Dierickx, P ^a   Hubin, N ^a   Koch, F ^a   Monnet, G ^a   Quattri, M ^a   Rigaut, F ^a   Wilson, R N ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; AIRBORNE TELESCOPES; ASPHERICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GALAXIES; HYDROSTATIC BEARINGS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL DRIVES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; SPECTROSCOPY;

FILLED APERTURE TELESCOPES; OPTICAL FABRICATION; VERY LARGE TELESCOPES;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 0032404222     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.319284     Document Type: Conference Paper

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