Optical design and active optics for next generation space telescopes

V. Costes; D. Laubier; P. Darre; L. Perret

doi:10.1117/12.2023850

26 September 2013 Optical design and active optics for next generation space telescopes

V. Costes, D. Laubier, P. Darre, L. Perret

Proceedings Volume 8860, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VI; 88600B (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023850
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

High resolution observing systems need bigger and bigger telescopes. The design of such telescopes is a key element for the satellite design. In order to improve the imaging resolution with minimum impact on the satellite, a big step must be made to improve the compactness of the telescope. This paper describes the comparative study of several compact optical designs. Different apertures, from F/5 to F/20, and different concepts, TMA (Three Mirror Anastigmat), Ritchey-Chrétien concept and Korsch concept have been studied. We will point out advantages and disadvantages of each design. We will show how compact a high resolution telescope can be. A diffraction limited telescope can be less than ten times shorter than its focal length. A constraining consequence of this compactness is the huge increase of the sensitivity factors. The impacts on the optics and on the opto-mechanical tolerances have been analysed. The need to implement active optics raises. A first active optics experiment is presented

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V. Costes, D. Laubier, P. Darre, and L. Perret "Optical design and active optics for next generation space telescopes", Proc. SPIE 8860, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VI, 88600B (26 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023850

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