Optical performance analysis and optimization of large telescope structural designs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5867, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-12

  Roberts, Scott ^a   Sun, Simon ^a   Kerley, Dan ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flexible opto mechanical system; Optical telescope design and optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRAVITATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; PISTONS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FLEXIBLE OPTO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM; OPTICAL TELESCOPE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 29144456706     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.618568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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