Mirrors for optical telescopes

Mikhail M. Miroshnikov; Sergey V. Ljubarsky; Yuri P. Khimitch

doi:10.1117/12.56131

1 April 1992 Mirrors for optical telescopes

Mikhail M. Miroshnikov, Sergey V. Ljubarsky, Yuri P. Khimitch

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 31, Issue 4, (April 1992). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.56131

Abstract

From the viewpoint of up-to-date requirements, fundamental scientific and technological problems arising in the design and manufacture of optical reflecting telescopes are formulated as compared to those of the refracting systems. Nontraditional materials, such as beryllium, silicon, and silicon carbide, are shown to be capable of successful competition with traditional optical materials for the telescope mirror. A brief overview is given of the development of beryllium-based mirrors.

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Mikhail M. Miroshnikov, Sergey V. Ljubarsky, and Yuri P. Khimitch "Mirrors for optical telescopes," Optical Engineering 31(4), (1 April 1992). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.56131

Published: 1 April 1992

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