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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
