Quality evaluation of spaceborne SiC mirrors: the effects on mirror accuracy by variation in the thermal expansion property of the mirror surface

Masaki Kotani; Tadashi Imai; Haruyoshi Katayama; Hidehiro Kaneda; Takao Nakagawa; Keigo Enya

doi:10.1117/12.2273703

5 September 2017 Quality evaluation of spaceborne SiC mirrors: the effects on mirror accuracy by variation in the thermal expansion property of the mirror surface

Masaki Kotani, Tadashi Imai, Haruyoshi Katayama, Hidehiro Kaneda, Takao Nakagawa, Keigo Enya

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Proceedings Volume 10372, Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems III; 103720F (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273703
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

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A large-scale lightweight mirror that is made of silicon carbide-based material is required for the coming astronomical and earth observation missions. The influence of the inhomogeneity of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) on specular surface accuracy was studied as an important technological issue for such a large optical component. At first, a systematic case study for the series of CTE’s main factors was conducted using the finite element method, and consequently a comprehensive equation to calculate the amount of surface deviation was derived. Based on that technology, finite element analysis to simulate the surface accuracy profile that a test mirror sample showed during cryogenic measurement was carried out using experimentally obtained CTE data from cutout test pieces, and the profile was successfully reproduced.

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Masaki Kotani, Tadashi Imai, Haruyoshi Katayama, Hidehiro Kaneda, Takao Nakagawa, and Keigo Enya "Quality evaluation of spaceborne SiC mirrors: the effects on mirror accuracy by variation in the thermal expansion property of the mirror surface", Proc. SPIE 10372, Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems III, 103720F (5 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273703

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