Optomechanical design considerations for a vacuum window for optical and infrared interferometry

Keyphrases

• Design Considerations 100%
• Optical Interferometry 100%
• Vacuum Window 100%
• Infrared Interferometry 100%
• Window Glass 100%
• Opto-mechanical Design 100%
• Infrared Wavelength 50%
• Thermal Expansion 50%
• Navy Precision Optical Interferometer 50%
• Temperature Range 50%
• Simply Supported 50%
• Design Approach 50%
• Range Stress 50%
• Vacuum Sealing 50%
• Nucleation Site 50%
• Diurnal Temperature Variation 50%
• Brittle Materials 50%
• Seasonal Temperature Change 50%
• Bending Stress 50%
• Crack nucleation 50%
• Optical Wavelength 50%
• Multi-baseline Interferometry 50%
• Design philosophy 50%
• Window Material 50%
• Thickness Direction 50%
• Broad Temperature Range 50%

Engineering

• Interferometry 100%
• Mountings 100%
• Temperature Range 100%
• Design Consideration 100%
• Temperature Change 50%
• Brittle Material 50%
• Thickness Direction 50%
• Nucleation Site 50%
• Bending Stress 50%

Material Science

• Thermal Expansion 100%
• Nucleation 100%
• Interferometer 100%
• Brittleness 100%