Big Actuated Three Mirror Anastigmat Network

Ryan Bunyard, Daewook Kim

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Abstract

The success of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ignited the scientific community to research a new era of telescope development. Furthermore, it is reasonable to assume that there will be more missions of a similar nature and purpose in the future. From now until the time the JWST is retired from service, updates in telescope, mounting, deployment, and even launch technology capabilities will be realized. This thesis outlines the opto-mechanical packaging of an Off-Axis -Three Mirror Anastigmat (OA-TMA). This optical system is designed to have an entrance pupil diameter of 150 mm, a focal length of 408.59 mm, and a 2.10x2.050 Field of View (FOV). The operational imaging waveband for this system is in the mid-wave infrared band. The selected camera for this system is the Teledyne Neutrino QX1. Because the optical system is obscuration free, it results in a different packaging solution for space operation than that of the JWST. The primary requirement of this system is to fold into a smaller volume than its deployment configuration. The novel packaging method in this study resulted in a 66.7% reduction of volume.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical Manufacturing and Testing 2024
EditorsDaewook Kim, Heejoo Choi, Heidi Ottevaere
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510679283
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
EventOptical Manufacturing and Testing 2024 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Aug 20 2024Aug 22 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13134
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Manufacturing and Testing 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period8/20/248/22/24

Keywords

  • Folding
  • Imaging
  • Off-Axis TMA
  • Optomechanical Packaging
  • Space
  • Telescope

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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