New technologies for optical systems utilizing aluminum beryllium

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7018, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Parsonage, Thomas ^a  

^a Brush Wellman Inc North America   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum beryllium; Cryogenic temperatures; Electron beam welding; Gimbals; Optical substrates; Structures

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; BERYLLIUM; CORROSION; CRYOGENICS; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON GUNS; INSTRUMENTS; LIGHT METALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SUBSTRATES; TECHNOLOGY; TELESCOPES; WELDING;

CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; GIMBALS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; OPTICAL SUBSTRATES; ROOM TEMPERATURES; STRUCTURES;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 56249116276     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.787467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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