The Structural Analysis Of A Light-Weight Aluminum Foam Core Mirror

W. Pollard; D. Vukobratovich; R. Richard

doi:10.1117/12.939830

3 June 1987 The Structural Analysis Of A Light-Weight Aluminum Foam Core Mirror

W. Pollard, D. Vukobratovich, R. Richard

Proceedings Volume 0748, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939830
Event: OE LASE'87 and EO Imaging Symposium, 1987, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Classical precision mirrors in optical systems are right circular glass cylinders with a 6-to-1 diameter-to-thickness ratio. The typical weight of a mirror of this type is W = 255 x D2.92 where: W is the weight in kg, D is the diameter in meters.

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W. Pollard, D. Vukobratovich, and R. Richard "The Structural Analysis Of A Light-Weight Aluminum Foam Core Mirror", Proc. SPIE 0748, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems II, (3 June 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939830

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