Toward optimal workflow:  software tools to simplify structural, thermal, and optical (STOP) simulation of systems

Erin M. Elliott; Vladimir Smagley; Matthias Schlich; Uday Mathur; Michael Humphreys; Sanjay Gangadhara

doi:10.1117/12.2545043

2 March 2020 Toward optimal workflow: software tools to simplify structural, thermal, and optical (STOP) simulation of systems

Erin M. Elliott, Vladimir Smagley, Matthias Schlich, Uday Mathur, Michael Humphreys, Sanjay Gangadhara

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Proceedings Volume 11287, Photonic Instrumentation Engineering VII; 112870D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545043
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2020, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

For many optical applications, we need more efficient ways to create complete models of the system performance, including optical, thermal, and structural effects. Current models are difficult to create and prone to error. More efficient methods would lower costs and enable new kinds of studies. We examine the ideal STOP workflow for two systems. First, we model an optical test for a light-weighted mirror with the goal of determining its on-orbit shape. Second, we inspect the workflow for a compact steering prism system with some absorption of the incident beam. We identify challenges to implementation and discuss possible solutions.

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Erin M. Elliott, Vladimir Smagley, Matthias Schlich, Uday Mathur, Michael Humphreys, and Sanjay Gangadhara "Toward optimal workflow: software tools to simplify structural, thermal, and optical (STOP) simulation of systems", Proc. SPIE 11287, Photonic Instrumentation Engineering VII, 112870D (2 March 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545043

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