• 한국광학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2008

대구경 레이저 광집속장치의 쿠데(Coude) 광경로를 구성하는 레이저 반사경들의 레이저 빔조사에 의한 열변형과 이에 따른 광파면 왜곡에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 쿠데 광경로는 연결거울 3개와 고속조종거울 1개로 구성된다. 반사경은 레이저 빔 파장에 대하여 99.5%의 반사율을 갖으며, 반사경 거울면에 조사된 레이저 에너지는 초당 500 W 정도가 흡수된다. 레이저 빔을 5초 동안 조사하면서 유발된 열하중에 의한 거울의 열 변형과 이에 따른 광파면 왜곡을 분석하였다. 광파면 왜곡은 연결거울의 경우 334 nm_PV, 98 nm rms로 나타났으며 고속조종거울은 $11.5\;{\mu}m$_PV, $3\;{\mu}m$ rms로 나타났다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.435-442
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• 2023

These days, the size of a reflective telescope has been increasing for astronomical observation. An additional optical system usually assists a large ground telescope for image analysis or the compensation of air turbulence. To guide collimated light to the external optical system through a designated path, a coudé mirror is usually adopted. Including a collimator, a coudé mirror of a ground telescope is affected by gravity, depending on the telescope's pointing direction. The mirror surface is deformed by the weight of the mirror itself and its mount, which deteriorates the optical performance. In this research, we propose an optimization method for the coudé mirror assembly for a 1-m class ground telescope that minimizes the gravitational surface error (SFE). Here the mirror support positions and the sizes of the mount structure are optimized using finite element analysis and the response surface optimization method in both the horizontal and vertical directions, considering the telescope's altitude angle. Throughout the whole design process, the coefficients of the Zernike polynomials are calculated and their amplitude changes are monitored to determine the optimal design parameters. At the same time, the design budgets for the thermal SFE and the mass and size of the mount are reflected in the study.