Analysis investigation of supporting and restraint conditions on the surface deformation of a collimator primary mirror

Chia Yen Chan, Zhen Ting You, Bo Kai Huang, Yi Cheng Chen, Ting Ming Huang

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Abstract

For meeting the requirements of the high-precision telescopes, the design of collimator is essential. The diameter of the collimator should be larger than that of the target for the using of alignment. Special supporting structures are demanded to reduce the deformation of gravity and to control the surface deformation induced by the mounting force when inspecting large-aperture primary mirrors. By using finite element analysis, a ZERODUR® mirror of a diameter of 620 mm will be analyzed to obtain the deformation induced by the supporting structures. Zernike polynomials will also be adopted to fit the optical surface and separate corresponding aberrations. Through the studies under different boundary conditions and supporting positions of the inner ring, it is concluded that the optical performance will be excellent under a strong enough supporter.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptomechanical Engineering 2015
EditorsAlson E. Hatheway
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628417395
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventOptomechanical Engineering 2015 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 10 Aug 201512 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9573
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptomechanical Engineering 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period10/08/1512/08/15

Keywords

  • Collimator
  • Finite element analysis
  • Mirror
  • Supporting structure
  • Surface deformation
  • Zernike polynomial fitting

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