Variable curvature mirrors implementation in the VLTI delay-lines for field compensation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4838, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1155-1162

  Ferrari, Marc ^a   Mazzanti, S ^b   Lemaitre G ^b   Lemerrer, J ^b   Lanzoni, P ^b   Dargent, P ^a   Derie, F ^b   Huxley, A ^b   Wallanders, A ^b  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Active optic; Deformable mirror; Field compensation; Pupil transfer; Variable curvature; VLTI

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FABRICATION; INSTALLATION; INTERFEROMETRY; MIRRORS;

CURVATURE MIRRORS;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0038399794     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.458246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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