DocumentCode
1770628
Title
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): Optical performance of a large deployable cryogenic telescope
Author
Lightsey, Paul A.
Author_Institution
Ball Aerosp. & Technol. Corp., Boulder, CO, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The JWST is a large deployable cryogenic telescope. The fabrication of the mirrors and the precision control for flight positioning of the mirrors using image based Wave Front Sensing and Control will be presented.
Keywords
astronomical telescopes; infrared astronomy; mirrors; JWST; James Webb Space Telescope; flight positioning; image based wave front sensing and control; large deployable cryogenic telescope; mirror fabrication; optical performance; precision control; wavelength 0.8 mum to 5 mum; Adaptive optics; Cryogenics; Image segmentation; Mirrors; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Telescopes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989022
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