Therm-optic analysis of bi-metallic mirrors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3132, Issue , 1997, Pages 12-23

  Vukobratovich, Daniel ^a   Gerzoff, Allen ^a   Cho, Myung K ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Gemini Telescopes Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Athermalization; Bi metallic bending; Cryogenic optics; Electroless nickel plating; Gemini 8 m telescope; Metal mirrors; Near infrared spectrograph; Opto mechanical design

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRYOGENICS; DESIGN; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED SPECTROGRAPHS; LIGHT; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; METALS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; NICKEL PLATING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PLATING; SPECTROGRAPHS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; SURFACES; TELESCOPES; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ATHERMALIZATION; BI-METALLIC BENDING; CRYOGENIC OPTICS; ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING; GEMINI 8-M TELESCOPE; METAL MIRRORS; NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROGRAPH; OPTO-MECHANICAL DESIGN;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0037826892     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.284079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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