A nickel-carbon-fibre composite for large adaptive mirrors: Fabrication methods and properties

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1321-1330

  Thompson, S J ^a   Brooks, D ^a   Doel, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; ELECTROPLATING; MIRRORS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; POLISHING;

CARBON-FIBRE COMPOSITE (CFC); ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY; INFRA-RED APPLICATIONS;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

CARBON; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION;

CARBON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LENSES; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL;

EID: 38549096051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.001321     Document Type: Article

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