A rigid and thermally stable all ceramic optical support bench assembly for the LSST Camera

Matthias Kroedel; J. Brian Langton; Bill Wahl

doi:10.1117/12.2275126

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5 September 2017 A rigid and thermally stable all ceramic optical support bench assembly for the LSST Camera

Matthias Kroedel, J. Brian Langton, Bill Wahl

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Proceedings Volume 10372, Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems III; 103720E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275126
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

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This paper will present the ceramic design, fabrication and metrology results and assembly plan of the LSST camera optical bench structure which is using the unique manufacturing features of the HB-Cesic technology. The optical bench assembly consists of a rigid “Grid” fabrication supporting individual raft plates mounting sensor assemblies by way of a rigid kinematic support system to meet extreme stringent requirements for focal plane planarity and stability.

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Matthias Kroedel, J. Brian Langton, and Bill Wahl "A rigid and thermally stable all ceramic optical support bench assembly for the LSST Camera", Proc. SPIE 10372, Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems III, 103720E (5 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275126

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