Large sparse aperture space optical systems

Aden B. Meinel; Marjorie P. Meinel

doi:10.1117/1.1490557

1 August 2002 Large sparse aperture space optical systems

Aden B. Meinel, Marjorie P. Meinel

Optical Engineering, Vol. 41, Issue 8, (August 2002). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1490557

The issue of how best to distribute a large optical collecting area is revisited, including the added integration time required for a scene imaged by sparse-aperture configurations to be processed to equal that of a filled aperture, and also its influence on system architecture. The optical performance of three sparse-aperture configurations arising from a 1998 study is presented as a function of field angle and optimization criteria. Optimization of these three specific configurations shows ray FWHM and residual rms values small enough to assure excellent diffraction-limited imagery. Practical issues concerning fabrication, assembly, testing, and on-orbit phasing are identified.

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Aden B. Meinel and Marjorie P. Meinel "Large sparse aperture space optical systems," Optical Engineering 41(8), (1 August 2002). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1490557

Published: 1 August 2002

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