The aberration characteristics in a misaligned three-mirror anastigmatic (TMA) system

Bin Wang; Fan Wu; Yutang Ye

doi:10.1117/12.2245372

27 September 2016 The aberration characteristics in a misaligned three-mirror anastigmatic (TMA) system

Bin Wang, Fan Wu, Yutang Ye

Proceedings Volume 9684, 8th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Optical Test, Measurement Technology, and Equipment; 96843H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245372
Event: Eighth International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technology (AOMATT2016), 2016, Suzhou, China

Abstract

To realize the efficient alignment of the TMA system, the aberrations in a misaligned TMA system had been analyzed theoretically in this paper. Firstly, based on the nodal aberration theory (NAT), the aberration types and characteristics in the misaligned TMA system had been concluded; Secondly, a simulation validation had been carried out to testify the analysis results, the simulation results validates the aberration characteristics; Finally, the alignment procedures were determined according to the aberration characteristics: adjust the axial spacing of the mirrors in terms of Z9 in the center field of TMA system first; and then, adjust the decenters and tilts of the mirrors in terms of Z₅ - Z₈ in the edge field of TMA system. This method is helpful for the alignment of the TMA telescope.

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Bin Wang, Fan Wu, and Yutang Ye "The aberration characteristics in a misaligned three-mirror anastigmatic (TMA) system", Proc. SPIE 9684, 8th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Optical Test, Measurement Technology, and Equipment, 96843H (27 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245372

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Monochromatic aberrations

Mirrors

James Webb Space Telescope

Space telescopes

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Alignment procedures

Zernike polynomials

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