Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, Volume. 19, Issue 1, 2023016(2023)

Kinematically engaged yoke system for segmented lens-based space telescope integration and testing

Marcos Esparza1... Heejoo Choi1, Nicholas Brar1, Zichan Wang1, Youngsik Kim1, Chuck Fellows3, Mingab Bog4, Gunhee Kim5, Allen Yi6, Tom D. Milster1, Dániel Apai2,3, and Daewook Kim12,* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
  • 2Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
  • 3Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
  • 4Y&DK, 34158 Daejeon, South Korea
  • 5Hanbat National University, 34158 Daejeon, South Korea
  • 6Department of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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    Marcos Esparza, Heejoo Choi, Nicholas Brar, Zichan Wang, Youngsik Kim, Chuck Fellows, Mingab Bog, Gunhee Kim, Allen Yi, Tom D. Milster, Dániel Apai, Daewook Kim. Kinematically engaged yoke system for segmented lens-based space telescope integration and testing[J]. Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 2023, 19(1): 2023016

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 15, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 15, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 31, 2023

    The Author Email: Kim Daewook (dkim@optics.arizona.edu)

    DOI:10.1051/jeos/2023016

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