Abstract
In this work we describe the use of Finite Element Analysis software to simulate the deformations of an optical mirror. We use Finite Element Method software as a tool to simulate the mirror deformations assuming that it is a thin plate that can be mechanically tensed or compressed; the Finite Element Analysis give us information about the displacements of the mirror from an initial position and the tensions that remains in the surface. The information obtained by means of Finite Element Analysis can be easily exported to a coordinate system and processed in a simulation environment. Finally, a ray-tracing subroutine is used in the obtained data giving us information in terms of aberration coefficients. We present some results of the simulations describing the followed procedure.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Optifab 2015 |
| Editors | Sebastian Stoebenau, Julie L. Bentley |
| Pages | 96331Z |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781628418385 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 9633 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering