Lightweight optical segment prototype for adaptive optics manufactured by hot slumping

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7015, Issue , 2008, Pages

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

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive Optics; BorofloatTM; E ELT; Glass Slumping; Segmented Optics

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; BOROFLOATTM; CERAMIC MOLDS; DESIGN STUDIES; E-ELT; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; GLASS SHEET; GLASS SLUMPING; GOOD OPTICAL QUALITY; HIGH QUALITY; OPTICAL SURFACES; SCALING-UP; SEGMENTED OPTICS; SMALL SIZE; SPHERICAL MIRROR;

GLASS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OPTICAL TESTING;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 66949174430     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790396     Document Type: Conference Paper

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