Abstract
How does thermal cycling hysteresis affect surface figure in low expansivity mirror substrates? Zerodur, ULE, and Cer-Vit 20.3-cm (8-in.) diam mirrors and dilatometer samples were thermally cycled at 6 and 60 K/h with uniform and nonuniform heating. Figure distortions as large as X/10 were observed only with nonuniform heating of standard Zerodur, which was the only material exhibiting thermal hysteresis. A new experimental Zerodur appears to be free of this problem.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4438-4442 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied optics |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 20 |
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| State | Published - Oct 15 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering