Fabrication of large secondary mirrors for astronomical telescopes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3134, Issue , 1997, Pages 51-61

  Smith, Bryan K ^a   Burge, James H ^a   Martin, Hubert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspheres; Large optics; Optical fabrication; Telescope mirrors

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; FABRICATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; POLISHING; TELESCOPES;

ASPHERES; ASPHERIC DEPARTURE; LARGE OPTICS; LARGE SIZES; NEW CLASS; OPTICAL FABRICATION; PRIMARY MIRROR (PM); SECONDARY MIRRORS; TELESCOPE MIRRORS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 3142664138     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.295151     Document Type: Conference Paper

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