Nanomanufacturing and Metrology - Special Issue on ”Astronomical Optics Manufacturing and Testing”
Guest Editors
Daewook Kim, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA, dkim@optics.arizona.edu
Gufran Sayeed Khan, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, gufranskhan@iddc.iitd.ac.in
Roland GEYL, Safran Reosc, France, roland.geyl@wanadoo.fr (this opens in a new tab)
Scope of this special issue
Papers in all areas of astronomical optics technology, particularly the precision manufacturing, system design, and metrology topics for ground and space telescopes and instruments will be considered, including but not limited to:
- Freeform/aspheric, steep, and conformal optics
- Space and cryogenic optics
- Large telescopes mirrors and lenses
- Light-weighted or thin substrates
- Deformable and active/adaptive mirrors
- X-ray optical components and mirrors
- Polarization optics and systems
- Computer controlled optical surfacing processes
- Single point diamond turning
- Ion-beam / plasma / water-jet / MRF figuring processes
- Precision CNC machining of optics
- Molding for glass optics
- Additive manufacturing (e.g., 3D printing) of optics
- Coating for astronomical applications
- Assembling telescope optics and instrument integration
- Advanced surfacing and finishing technologies
- Applied interferometry and deflectometry
- Fringe projection metrology
- Radio and terahertz optics technology
- UV space telescope technology
- Wavefront sensors (e.g., pyramid sensor)
- Metrology and fabrication technology for mid-to-high spatial frequency errors
- Environmental testing: vibration, cryogenic, vacuum (e.g., VIBE, TVAC)
- Surface profilometry: optical and scanning probe
- Scattering (e.g., bidirectional reflectance distribution function) metrology
Original research papers, review articles, and short communications are all welcome.
All manuscripts must be submitted through the manuscripts system at: https://www.editorialmanager.com/nanm/default2.aspx (this opens in a new tab)
Articles will undergo all of the journal's standard peer review and editorial processes outlined in its submission guidelines. (this opens in a new tab)
Submission Deadline: 30 June 2023
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