30 June 2022 Optical system of aplanatic telescope with a 100 m spherical primary mirror
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

We propose an optical system of an extremely large telescope for ground-based or planetary use. The system comprises a segmented spherical mirror with a diameter of 100 m and f-number of f  /  1. There are three annular zones on the primary mirror, which corresponds to three annular telescopes (ATs) with f-numbers f  /  2, f  /  3.2, and f  /  5.2, all using a concave cardioidal secondary mirror with a maximum diameter of 3.18 m. This two-mirror system satisfies Fermat’s principle and the Abbe’s sine condition. The central zone of the primary mirror with a diameter of 23.8 m is used for the central three-mirror telescope, which is based on an afocal two-mirror system with a convex aspheric secondary mirror with a diameter of 3 m. Four possible configurations are presented for the central telescope, which makes it possible to vary the f-number in a wide range with design examples given for f  /  1, f  /  4.2, f  /  14, and f  /  33 systems. The ATs form three coherent images of the same astronomical object, which offers possibilities of simultaneous observations at three different wavelengths or image processing of a combined image with enhanced angular resolution. The main goal of the paper is to investigate the properties of new optical systems for ground-based and space telescopes with a fast spherical primary mirror for which aberration correction is achieved with a minimum number of auxiliary aspheric mirrors near the prime focus.

© 2022 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 2329-4124/2022/$28.00 © 2022 SPIE
Vladislav V. Druzhin, Daniil T. Puryaev, and Alexander V. Goncharov "Optical system of aplanatic telescope with a 100 m spherical primary mirror," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 8(2), 024005 (30 June 2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.024005
Received: 18 January 2022; Accepted: 17 June 2022; Published: 30 June 2022
Advertisement
Advertisement
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission  Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace
KEYWORDS
Mirrors

Telescopes

Spherical lenses

Aspheric lenses

Reflection

Aspheric optics

Geometrical optics

RELATED CONTENT


Back to Top