Creating Large Ultra-lightweight Mirrors Without Polishing
Abstract
The technology needed to generate precise glass mirrors for remote-sensing has not kept pacewith corresponding optical and IR sensor technology advances. This means that remote sensingsystems are currently limited by the cost of their optics. The technology described heredrastically lowers mass, cost, and fabrication time of energy collectors. This effort will createmeter-class non-abrasively polished optics while demonstrating exactly how larger optics of upto 8m diameter can be constructed for a large range of remote sensing problems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 19, 2018
- Source ID
- FA95501810487
Entities
People
- Joseph Ritter
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of Hawaiʻi System