First Peruvian binoculars

Guillermo Baldwin; Franco Gonzales; Carlos Pérez S.

doi:10.1117/12.2299567

27 November 2017 First Peruvian binoculars

Guillermo Baldwin, Franco Gonzales, Carlos Pérez S.

Proceedings Volume 10590, International Optical Design Conference 2017; 1059027 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2299567
Event: International Optical Design Conference - IODC 2017, 2017, Denver, United States

Abstract

In Peru, as in almost all Latin America, precision optical industry is almost null. One reason is the scarcity of human and technological resources. But, a few years ago, a masters and diploma university program in optical engineering was started in our university: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú¹ (PUCP) in Lima. Also, an optical shop on precision optics was implemented. Some students were trained at CIO in Leon, Mexico. In order to motivate optical business startups in Peru we planned to show some possibilities of optical devices fabrication trough doing prototypes. So, we started doing a small reflective telescope for moon observation^{2, 3}, where mirror and ocular polishing and opto-mechanics had priority. Aluminum evaporation was included. Now, we do a new step developing a binocular, as we know, it never was made before in Peru. This work includes the binocular geometric optics and opto-mechanical designs, the ocular manufacturing, and the binocular characterization of an 8x35 binocular for amateur observation.

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Guillermo Baldwin, Franco Gonzales, and Carlos Pérez S. "First Peruvian binoculars", Proc. SPIE 10590, International Optical Design Conference 2017, 1059027 (27 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2299567

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