Rapid Mirror Fabrication Using Agile Replication

Significant investment has been made in infrastructure and know-how in many optical substrate materials. Depending upon the operational environment and system performance, those shown have been used successfully in one form or another. However, lightweight meter class aspheres for extreme environments and applicatons have been limited to serial glass production. Advantages of the actuated hybrid mirror versus SOA glass are significant in terms of cost, schedule, and production. It is the intent of the proposed program to extend the hybrid mirror advantages to a range of substrate materials.