Optomechanical Engineering

Prof. Jim Burge

jburge@optics.arizona.edu

520-621-8182

Synopses of technical reports in Optomechanics

Paper	Summary and Evaluation, prepared by students
General Optomechanics and Optical systems
Optical design, fabrication and evaluation of optical systems using free-shaped prism	Synopsis by Xinda Hu
Cylinders in Vs An optomechanical methodology	Synopsis by Lucas Woodard
Paul R. Yoder Jr., “Location of mechanical features in lens mounts” in Current Developments in Optical Design and Optical Engineering IV (Proceedings Volume), ed. R E Fischer, W J Smith, proc. SPIE Volume 2263 (Sep 1994)	Synopsis by Jeff Wilson
Designing and Specifying Aspheres for Manufacturability	Synopsis by Sheng Huei Lu
What’s Different about Ultraviolet and Infrared Optics? (Johnson, R. Berry)	Synopsis by TAYABALY Kashmira
What’s Different about Ultraviolet and Infrared Optics? (Johnson, R. Berry)	Synopsis by Michael Newel
What’s Different about Ultraviolet and Infrared Optics? (Johnson, R. Berry)	Synopsis by Christopher Hopkins
The Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Failure Report	Synopsis by Tianquan Su     (presentation)
Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Failure Report	Synopsis by Paul Ward-Dolkas
Active optics I: A system for optimizing the optical quality and reducing the costs of large telescopes	Synopsis by Stacie Hvisc:
Development and Testing of a Synchronous-Scanning Underwater Imaging System Capable of Rapid Two-Dimensional Frame Imaging	Synopsis by Mike Dowler
Automated techniques for characterizing and testing helmet mounted displays	Synopsis by Art Hastings
Development and Manufacture of Visor for Helmet Mounted Display	Synopsis by Chuck Balogh
Phase-shifting birefringent scatterplate interferometer	Synopsis by Bela Privari
Telescopes by Gonzalo Paez and Marija Strojnik Ch 8 from The Handbook of Optical Engineering Malacara & Thompson	Synopsis by Rachel Haynes
Building Electro-Optical Systems, Making It All Work	Synopsis by Doug Essex
Optical Performance of the James Webb Space Telescope	Synopses by Jed Hancock
Specifying the visual optical system	Synopses by Jefei Wang
Tolerancing and Specification of Optical components
Predicting the vibration characteristics of elements incorporating Incompressible and Compressible Viscoelastic Materials	Synopsis by Jacob Etter
Tolerancing kinematic couplings (Barraja, M. and Vallance, R.)	Synopsis by Koichi Taniguchi
Clover, J.G. “Military specifications applicable to optical coatings” Proc. of SPIE Vol. 0181, Contemporary Optical Systems & Components Specifications, [1979]	Synopsis by Amber Czajkowski
J. Kumler, “Designing and Specifying Aspheres for Manufacturability”, in Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering VI, Proc. of SPIE 5874 (2005)	Synopsis by  Gerard Desroches
Designing and Specifying Aspheres for Manufacturability	Synopsis by Kyle Bryant
Specification of optical components using the power spectral density function	Synopsis by Lori Moore
Design and specification of diamond-turned optics	Synopsis by Ping Zhou (presentation )
Surface Figure and Roughness Tolerances for NIF optics and the Interpretation of the Gradient, P-V wavefront and RMS Specifications	Synopsis by Randall Marks
Outline of tolerance (from performance specification to tolerance drawings)	Synopsis by Sooyong Nam
Fundamentals of establishing an optical tolerance budget	Synopses by Yente Lee
Design and Specification of Diamond Turned Optics	Synopses by Katie Schwertz
Precision mechanics – kinematics
Kinematic Six-Ball Guide for Long Stroke Optical Delay Line (Braam et al)	Synopsis by Steve Heron
Tolerancing kinematic couplings (Barraja, M. and Vallance, R.)	Synopsis by Koichi Taniguchi
M. L. Culpepper, “Design of quasi-kinematic couplings,” Precision Engineering 28 338–357 (2004).	Synopsis by David Fellowes
M. L. Culpepper, “Design of quasi-kinematic couplings,” Precision Engineering 28 338–357 (2004).	Synopsis by Daniel Willistein
Optimal design techniques for kinematic couplings	Synopses by Sergio Guevara
Design of quasi-kinematic couplings (Culpepper, M.)	Synopsis by Masaki Hoda
Precision mechanics – stages, flexures
McCarthy, Kevin. Accuracy in Positioning Systems. New England Affiliated Technologies, Reprinted from the Motion Control Conference Proceedings, March 19 – 21, 1991.	Synopsis by Jason Ruhl
Mark S. Lake, M. Hachkowski , “Mechanism Design Principles for Optical-Precision, Deployable Instruments,”	Synopsis by Maura McCoy Klink:
Negative Stiffness Mechanism Vibration Isolation System	Synopses by Eric Booen
Flexure Mounts for High Resolution Optical Elements	Synopses by Mir Salek      (presentation)
Mirrors
Use of Beryllium for the VLT secondary mirror	Synopsis by Sophie Morel
Liquid Mirrors: A new technology for optical designers	Synopsis by Laura Coyle
Properties of Zerodur Mirrors for Large Telescopes	Synopsis by Aron Traylor
S. Padin, “Design considerations for a highly segmented mirror,” Appl. Opt. 42, 3305-3312 (2003)	Synopsis by Darren Miller
Stanley J. Kishner, George J. Gardopee, Matthew B. Magida, Roger A. Paquin, “Large stable mirrors: a comparison of glass, beryllium, and silicon” ,Proc. SPIE 1335, (1990)	Synopsis by Brenda Firth
Gravity Deflections of Lightweighted Mirrors	Synopsis by James Johnson
Novel concept for large deformable mirrors	Synopsis by Tim Williams
Mirror mounting
Strain-free mounting techniques for metal mirrors (Zimmerman, J.)	Synopsis by Tom Brokaw
Chapter 8.3 Semikinematic Mounting for Small Mirrors Opto-Mechanical Systems Design by P. R. Yoder, 2006 11-14-07	Synopsis by  Tim Johnson
Lens mounting
Lens Mounting Techniques by Yoder	Synopsis by Jeffrey Daiker
Lens barrel optomechanical design principles	synopsis by Jennifer Harwell  presentation
Lens Mounting Techniques (Yoder, P.)	Synopsis by Ezra Milby
P. R. Yoder Jr. “Lens mounting techniques” in Optical Systems Engineering III, Proc. SPIE Vol. 0389, [1983]	Synopsis by  Michihisa Onishi
Lens mounting techniques	Synopsis by Houssine Makhlouf  presentation
Lens centering using the Point Source Microscope	Synopsis by Wenrui Cai   presentation
Mounting other optical components
Determination of the dihedral angle errors of a corner cube from its Twyman-Green interferogram	Synopsis by Larry Burriesci
Adhesives and elastomers
J. J. Herbert, "Techniques for deriving optimal bondlines for athermal bonded mounts,”	Synopsis by Francisc Tapos
Advanced materials
Optomechanical Characterization of Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells	Synopsis by Brian Craton
Choosing a Material for Use in the Infrared presentation	synopsis by Heidi Warriner
Specifying glass and plastic optics – what’s the difference? (Lytle, J.D.)	Synopsis by Corrie Vandervlugt
“Controlling stress in sapphire optics”	Synopsis by Andrew Clements
Diamond thin films: a 21st century material	Synopsis by Eugene Salamin
Paul Tolley, “Pushing the polymer envelope”, SPIE 2005 Optics& Photonics conference, Volume 5872, pp. 102-113 (2005).	Synopsis by  Rui Zhang
Environments stressful to materials in low earth orbit,” (Musikant, 1991)	Synopsis by Anna-Britt Mahler
Thermal effects
Non-Athermal Potting of Optics	Synopsis by Nicholas LeCain
Effects of Temperature Changes in Opto-Mechanical Systems Chapter 14 of “Mounting Optics in Optical Instruments” by Paul R. Yoder, Jr.	Synopsis by James Champagne
Material Problem in Athermalization of Optical Systems (Kryszczynski, T. , Lesniewski, M.)	Synopsis by Jason Lane
Athermalization of optical instruments from the optomechanical viewpoint”	Synopsis by Jay Vizgaitis
Optical distortion coefficients of high-power laser windows	Synopses by Kim Larsen
Structures and optical benches
Mechanical Design of Optical Systems for Space Operation	Synopsis by Mike Broyles
Assembly and alignment
Optical alignment using the Point Source Microscope	synopsis by Yuhao Wang
W. J.Trsar, R. J. Benjamin, J. F. Casper “Production engineering and implementation of a modular military binocular” Optical Engineering 20(2) [1981]	Synopsis by Andrei Kazmiersk(presentation)
Optical Alignment of a Pupil Imaging Spectrometer	Synopses by  Ernest .D.Fasse
Modeling of optomechanics
Integrated Opto-Mechanical Modeling with Scene-Based Metrology Techniques for Structural Dynamics Compensation	Synopsis by Dave Taliaferro
Micro optics
T.R. Christstenson, H. Guckel , Deep X-ray Lithogrphy for Micromechanics, Proc. SPIE 2639, 134 (1995)	Synopsis by Sara Landau
Analysis and Optimization on Single-Zone Binary Flat-Top Beam Shaper	Synopsis by Blake Anderton
Light Scattering Techniques for the Inspection of  Microcomponents and Microstructures	Synopsis by Victor Villavicencio
Line of sight control, scanning, derotation
J. H. Burge, “An easy way to relate optical element motion to system pointing stability”, Proc. SPIE Vol. 6288, pp. 1-12 (2006).	Synopsis by Kemei Zhao
Line-of-Sight Reference Frames: A Unified Approach to Plane-Mirror Optical Kinematics” by James C. DeBruin and David B. Johnson 1992, SPIE Vol. 1697, pp. 111-129	Synopsis by Andy Bullard
Derivation of line-of-sight stabilization equations for gimbaled-mirror optical systems, DeBruin, James C., SPIE Vol.1543, 1991	Synopsis by  Keith B. Powell
Risley Prism Beam Pointer	Synopsis by Mark T. Sullivan
Large Scan Mirror Assembly of the New Thematic Mapper Developed for LANDSAT 4 Earth Resources Satellite	Synopses by Mike Borden
Optomechanics in optical systems
Low cost, lightweight, large aperture, laser transmitter/receiver	Synopsis by Michael Hammet
P. R. Yoder Jr. “Non-image forming optical components” Proc. of SPIE Vol. 0531, Geometrical Optics, [1985]	Synopsis by Yuming Shen
OWL opto-mechanics, phase A	Synopsis by Proteep Mallik
Non-image-forming optical components” by P. R. Yoder Jr.Proc. of SPIE Vol. 0531, Geometrical Optics,ed. Fischer, Price, Smith (Jan 1985)	Synopsis by  Karlton Crabtree
John W. Figoski “Development of a three-mirror, wide-field sensor: from paper design to hardware” Proc. of SPIE Vol. 1113, Reflective Optics II, [1989]	Synopsis by Sean Moore
Design and construction of a fine drive system for scanning optical elements	Synopsis by Shawn Miller
Optical Design
Design, assembly, and testing of an objective lens for a free-space photonic switching system	Synopsis by Tzu-yu Wu
Outline of tolerancing (from performance specification to toleranced drawings)	Synopsis by Dustin Urone
Method and apparatus for improving vision and the resolution of retinal images (Williams, D. Liang, J.)	Synopsis by Ron Liu
Phase-shifting birefringent scatterplate interferometer (North-Morris, M. et al.)	Synopsis by Jun Zhang
Design and fabrication of high performance relay lenses(Westort, K.)	Synopsis by Yu-Hsiang Lai
The Optical Design of the WIYN One Degree Imager (ODI)	Synopsis by Edward Little
Strehl ratio for primary aberrations: some analytical results for circular and annular pupils	Synopsis by Sheng Yuan
Developments in Quasi-Optical Design for THz	Synopsis by Dathan Golish
Improving the Sensitivity of Astronomical Curvature Wavefront Sensor Using Dual-Stroke Curvature (Guyon, O. et al)	Synopsis by Mala Mateen
Optical Fabraication
Practical Design and Performance of the Stressed Lap Polishing Tool	Synopsis by Jerrod Young
Substrate temperature and strain during sputter deposition of aluminum on cast borosilicate glass in a Gemini Observatory coating chamber	Synopsis by Blake Coughenour
Fabrication of Infrared Optics (Parks, R.)	Synopsis by Ryan Irving
Optical Fabrication	Synopsis by Scott Gibb
Shock and vibration
Dimensional stability
Dimensional Stability: An Overview	Synopses by Robert Russell
Dimensional Stability: An Overview	Synopses by Jon Blanchard
Stray light/baffling
The Management of Stray Radiation Issues in Space Optical Systems (Pompea, S.)	Synopsis by Bernie Outram
Cleaning/contamination
Other
Environments stressful to optical materials in low earth orbit (Musikant, S. and Malloy, W.J.)	Synopsis by Anoopoma P. Bhowmik
Reduction of flight hardware outgassing after integration under a less stringent requirement (Hughes, D. et al)	Synopsis by Eduardo Bendek