Integrated telescope baffle and mirror support
US8075144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/06
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A telescope design having an integrated baffle is disclosed herein. The integrated baffle is configured as both a baffle and a mirror support. The integrated baffle can be shaped to the F-cone between the primary and secondary mirrors of a given telescope design. The baffle design can be adjusted to minimize or otherwise reduce the total obscuration of the baffle to improve the optical throughput. The interior facing surfaces of the integrated baffle can be configured with corner reflectors, so that the detector views itself, instead of the baffle.
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