Patent
1976-07-15
1977-08-23
Evans, F. L.
G02B 510
Patent
active
040436446
ABSTRACT:
A reflecting mirror with an active optical surface approximating a sphere is elastically deformed for off-axis use. The mirror, preferably symmetrical about an axis normal to its center point, is circular in peripheral configuration. The active optical surface is ground on a circular face of the mirror. This surface can be ground to be equal to or to exceed the F-stop of 2.5. The mirror has a thickness at its central point in the range of one fifth to one fifteenth of its diameter, with a thickness of one tenth of the diameter being preferred. The reverse and non-optically active side of the mirror is provided with a curvature in anticipation of its elastic deformation for off-axis use. This reverse curvature is a spherical surface having a different radius of curvature complementary to the curvature of the active optical surface. This different radius of curvature is chosen so that the decrease in mirror thickness at the mirror edge compared to the thickness at the mirror center is in the preferred range of 0.33. An intermediate ratio in the range of 0.27 to 0.39 and a broad ratio in the range of 0.21 to 0.42 are disclosed. A harness for bending the mirror in an adjustably reproducible and elastic manner is described as well as the support for holding the mirror when it is bent for off-axis use.
REFERENCES:
patent: 408511 (1889-08-01), O'Brien
patent: 2733637 (1956-02-01), Joseph
patent: 3521943 (1970-07-01), Kelderman
Evans F. L.
Humphrey Instruments Inc.
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