Development of lightweight optical segments for adaptive optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6691, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ghigo, M ^a   Canestrari, R ^a,b   Basso, S ^a   Spiga, D ^a  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

E ELT; Glass slumping; Ion beam figuring; Segmented optics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ION BEAMS; SPACE TELESCOPES;

CERAMIC MOLDS; GLASS SLUMPING; ION BEAM FIGURING; SEGMENTED OPTICS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 42249099035     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.734439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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