High-precision fabrication of 4m SiC aspheric mirror

Xiangang Luo

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-01050-w

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- High-precision fabrication of 4m SiC aspheric mirror
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 12, Issue 1, Pages: 3-4(2023)
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  1.State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 610209 Chengdu, China
  2.School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
- Author bio：
  
  Xiangang Luo (lxg@ioe.ac.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-022-01050-w
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- Published：31 January 2023，
  
  Published Online：1 January 2023，
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Luo, X. G. High-precision fabrication of 4m SiC aspheric mirror. Light: Science & Applications, 12, 3-4 (2023).
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Luo, X. G. High-precision fabrication of 4m SiC aspheric mirror. Light: Science & Applications, 12, 3-4 (2023). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-022-01050-w.

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The 4 m diameter SiC aspheric mirror emerges due to a series of technological breakthroughs in blank mirror preparation

asphere fabrication

and testing

as well as cladding and coating

laying the groundwork for future research into large SiC mirrors for astronomical observation.

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