Computer Controlled Polishing and Testing of Glancing Incidence Mirrors

Geraldine A. Wright; Charles M. Fleetwood; Roger J. Thomas

doi:10.1364/OFT.1984.ThDA2

Workshop on Optical Fabrication and Testing
(Optica Publishing Group, 1984),
paper ThDA2
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OFT.1984.ThDA2

Computer Controlled Polishing and Testing of Glancing Incidence Mirrors

Geraldine A. Wright, Charles M. Fleetwood, and Roger J. Thomas

Optical Fabrication and Testing 1984

Monterey, California United States
18–20 April 1984
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Abstract

Controlling the polishing and testing of glancing incidence mirrors with a computer allows them to be fabricated with a precision that is not practical to achieve by hand. At the Goddard Space Flight Center we are automating the fabrication of Wolter telescopes for use in the extreme ultraviolet.

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