Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 3, 3000061(2021)

Overview of Active Support Technology for Main Mirror of Segmented Telescopes

Wu Songhang1,2, Dong Jihong1, Xu Shuyan1, and Xu Boqian1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun , Jilin 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Apr. 29, 2020

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    Published Online: Mar. 12, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.0300006

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