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European Southern Observatory Features
Optics Tools Advance in New Forms with Space Exploration
With a new generation of large telescopes comes new challenges for optics. Some mirrors, for instance, must be large but flexible to perform wavefront correction and make the images as clear as possible. The shape of future optics will be different...
Photonics.com, September 2018
Big Photonics Advances Build and Power Big Telescopes
Bigger aspheric mirrors enable astronomers to see farther into space – but they require special designs. For astronomers, bigger is better: In general, the scientific value of a telescope scales to the fourth power of its diameter. So,...
Photonics Spectra, November 2013
Lasers Find Varied Uses in Space Applications
From the first laser fired on another planet to observatory guide stars and space collision avoidance systems, lasers in space are making news with numerous advances and universal firsts (as far as we know). With the beginning of the Laser Lunar...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Storage Keeps Pace with Data from Space
As imaging technology improves, space researchers are accumulating incredible amounts of image data – all of which must be transmitted and stored for analysis. There are few fields in which the challenge of image storage and analysis is more...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Telescopes Require Polishing to Perfection
As astronomy projects look deeper into space, polishing the optics becomes more and more critical. This past summer, there was a go-ahead to go big. The European Southern Observatory member states declared support for the billion-plus-euro ($1.3...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Near-Infrared Bandpass Filters for Astronomy
Near-infrared filters operate within a wavelength range of 800 to 5000 nm and typically consist of multiple thin-film interference layers of silicon/ silicon compounds deposited on a suitable optical substrate. They can be manufactured in narrow-...
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