Chinese Optics, Volume. 15, Issue 5, 973(2022)

Overview of key technologies for segmented mirrors of large-aperture optical telescopes

Yin-long HUO1,2, Fei YANG1,2、*, and Fu-guo WANG1,2
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  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    With the continuous development of astronomical exploration, the aperture of telescopes is getting larger and larger. Segmented mirror technology offers a viable and much simpler alternative to a large single monolithic primary mirrors, and has become an important way of designing the primary mirror of large-aperture telescopes. This paper summarizes the current development status of various technologies with reference to the primary mirror design of typical segmented telescopes such as the JWST and TMT, and elaborates on the performance differences and mirror supports of different segmented primary mirror schemes under the background of large-scale sub-mirrors. Potential future development trends of this technology and co-phasing detection technology are provided. This research acts as a reference for the independent development of the next generation of very large aperture optical infrared telescopes in China.

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    Category: Review

    Received: May. 31, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 29, 2022

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2022-0109

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