Big Eye
Abstract
(U) Leveraging advanced membrane optics demonstrating photon sieve optics, Big Eye will enable the technology for very large aperture optics for space platforms. Big Eye utilizes the fact that photon sieve optics can achieve diffraction limited images for very large structures where only flatness is the primary concern. Big Eye will demonstrate the manufacturability of large membranes (up to 20 meters), large structures to hold the optics tight and flat, and also demonstrate the secondary optical elements needed to turn a diffraction based optic (such as photon sieve) into a wide bandwidth imaging device. Big Eye will end with a technology demonstration that significantly reduces the risk of these types of optics for flight development. The anticipated transition partner is the Air Force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 8a8fbe06ffbb672c9789ea2ba5a163d9