Mirror coatings for large aperture UV optical infrared telescope optics

Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian; John Hennessy; Nasrat Raouf; Shouleh Nikzad; Javier Del Hoyo; Manuel Quijada

doi:10.1117/12.2274794

5 September 2017 Mirror coatings for large aperture UV optical infrared telescope optics

Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, John Hennessy, Nasrat Raouf, Shouleh Nikzad, Javier Del Hoyo, Manuel Quijada

Proceedings Volume 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII; 103980X (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274794
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Large space telescope concepts such as LUVOIR and HabEx aiming for observations from far UV to near IR require advanced coating technologies to enable efficient gathering of light with important spectral signatures including those in far UV region down to 90nm. Typical Aluminum mirrors protected with MgF2 fall short of the requirements below 120nm. New and improved coatings are sought to protect aluminum from oxidizing readily in normal environment causing severe absorption and reduction of reflectance in the deep UV. Choice of materials and the process of applying coatings present challenges. Here we present the progress achieved to date with experimental investigations of coatings at JPL and at GSFC and discuss the path forward to achieve high reflectance in the spectral region from 90 to 300nm without degrading performance in the visible and NIR regions taking into account durability concerns when the mirrors are exposed to normal laboratory environment as well as high humidity conditions. Reflectivity uniformity required on these mirrors is also discussed.

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Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, John Hennessy, Nasrat Raouf, Shouleh Nikzad, Javier Del Hoyo, and Manuel Quijada "Mirror coatings for large aperture UV optical infrared telescope optics", Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 103980X (5 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274794

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