Large flexible membrane mirrors

E. Sohn; E. Ruiz; A. Ferreira

doi:10.1117/12.459059

Large flexible membrane mirrors

E. Sohn, E. Ruiz, A. Ferreira

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Abstract

The trend to minimize the thickness in optical mirrors has led to several practical limits in their fabrication and operation. The design of a flexible membrane mirror segment, which overcomes most of these limitations and can be conformed to giant segmented primary mirrors, is presented. The segment consists of a lightweight multi-layer hybrid structure, which will permit precise active control of the reflecting surface by means of a continuous elastic medium interface with embedded pneumatic actuators. Conceptual designs, finite element analysis model simulations and experimental results are included.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	283-290
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4840
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459059
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	Future Giant Telescopes - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: 26 Aug 2002 → 28 Aug 2002

Keywords

Active Optics
Continuous elastic support
Membrane mirrors
Mirror supports

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