Corrector design with active vase mirrors that allows a fixed telescope to access a large region of the sky

被引:5
作者
Moretto, G [1 ]
Borra, EF [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LAVAL,DEPT PHYS,CTR OPT PHOTON & LASERS,LAVAL,PQ G1K 7P4,CANADA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1997年 / 36卷 / 10期
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10.1364/AO.36.002114
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We investigate a family of two-mirror correctors to compensate for the aberrations of a parabolic mirror observing at a large angle from the zenith. We constrain our designs to optical elements that can be built with currently available technology. The secondary and the tertiary mirrors are warped by Zernike polynomials, which we know can be generated with active vase mirrors. The performances of these corrector designs are usable for imagery. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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页码:2114 / 2122
页数:9
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