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UK Firm Making Astra Gemini Mirrors

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KINGSTON, England, Jan. 16, 2006 -- Optical Surfaces Ltd., a Surrey, England-based provider of optical components and instruments, will supply two high-precision mirrors to the Central Laser Facility at Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (Didcot, England) for the Astra Gemini project. The mirrors will be critical beam-focusing components that will help increase the intensity of the existing Astra Gemini laser by three orders of magnitude, from 1019 Wcm-2 in a single beam to 1022 Wcm-2 on target in each of two beams. The Astra Gemini project, funded by a UK government grant, will create the...Read full article

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    Published: January 2006
    Astra GeminiCentral Laser Facilityhigh-precision mirrorsNews & FeaturesOptical Surfacesptical componentsRutherford AppletonLasers

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