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29 September 1995 Two-mirror telescope design for stray-light sensitive infrared applications
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Abstract
Established telescope design methods used in the infrared-wavelength region are not responsive to the specific imaging requirements of this wavelength interval. A Gregorian telescope using off-axis mirror segments, and a real focus for the cold stop placement is proposed for the detection of faint IR sources. Exact ray trace equations are given for a general ray propagating through two coupled confocal spheroids. Relationships between the spheroid mirror parameters, and the object and image distances are presented in a graphical form to facilitate the first order telescope design.
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Marija Strojnik "Two-mirror telescope design for stray-light sensitive infrared applications", Proc. SPIE 2553, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing III, (29 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221397
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KEYWORDS
Infrared telescopes

Mirrors

Telescopes

Space telescopes

Optical instrument design

Infrared imaging

Infrared radiation

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