• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.521-526
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• 2005

We assembled the optical beam director with diameter 300 mm. This consists of primary, secondary mirrors and 5 folding mirrors. Among them, the primary mirror is the most important component so that we measure any possible deformation on it at every step of assembly. Also, we developed the systematic alignment algorithm, which is essential because the number of mirrors is 7. The final wavefront error of the system is 1.9 wave rms (wave=633 nm) which is 7 times larger than we expected. The main source is the deformation of the 131ding mirrors. We expect that what we have learned from the assembly of this system would be helpful when we deal with a larger system in the future.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.29.2-29.2
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• 2016

최근에 국내 광산업은 고해상도 카메라를 장착한 휴대폰의 판매호조로 세계 최고수준의 소형 광학모듈 시장을 주도하고 있다. 하지만 국가 위상제고에 필요한 고해상도 인공위성 카메라와 대형 천체 망원경은 소수 선진국이 전략물자로 분류하여 관련 기술을 독점하고 있다. 우리나라는 국가우주개발계획에 의하여 다양한 위성카메라를 국산화하고, 기초과학 선진화를 위한 Giant Magellan Telescope사업에 참여함으로써 우주산업 선진국을 추격하고 있다. 빛을 이용하여 물체를 관측하는 결상광학계는 분해능을 향상시키기 위하여 구경을 더욱 크게 하거나 특수한 비구면 형상의 거울을 사용하므로 새로운 광학 설계, 연마, 측정, 조립, 시험 등의 기술들이 필요하다. 본 발표에서는 다양한 첨단 결상광학계와 한국표준과학연구원 우주광학센터에서 개발중인 위성카메라와 천체망원경에 관하여 자세히 소개한다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.111-119
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• 2013

A large aspheric mirror is a key component for large astronomical telescopes and high resolution satellite cameras. Since it is large and has an aspheric form, it is much more difficult to fabricate it compared to the similar size of spherical mirror. Especially, the opto-mechanical design and analysis is critical to reduce the deformation of mirror surface due to the external forces such as gravity or temperature change, as the mirror size is larger and lightweighting ratio is increased. The design requirements for the mirror are different depending on the particular ground and space applications because the environmental conditions are changed. In this paper, we explain the opto-mechanical design and analysis for ground and space applications that are among the most difficult to achieve among several technologies related to development of the large aspheric mirror.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.117-123
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• 2023

The size of an optical surface can significantly affect the performance of an optical system, and high spatial frequency errors have a greater impact. Therefore, it is crucial to measure the surface figure error with high frequency. To address this, a new method called rotational prism stitching interferometer (RPSI) is proposed in this study. The RPSI is a type of stitching interferometer that enhances spatial resolution, but it differs from conventional stitching interferometers in that it does not require the movement of either the mirror tested or the interferometer itself to obtain sub-aperture interferograms. Instead, the RPSI uses a beam expander and a rotating Dove prism to select particular sub-apertures from the entire aperture. These sub-apertures are then stitched together to obtain a full-aperture result proportional to the square of the beam expander's magnification. The RPSI's effectiveness was demonstrated by measuring a 40 mm diameter spherical mirror using a three-magnification beam expander and comparing the results with those obtained from a commercial interferometer. The RPSI achieved surface testing results with nine times higher sampling density than the interferometer alone, with a small difference of approximately 1 nm RMS.