A Novel Alignment Technique For Pointing And Centering Optical Components

R. J. Ellis

doi:10.1117/12.948039

27 January 1989 A Novel Alignment Technique For Pointing And Centering Optical Components

R. J. Ellis

Proceedings Volume 0965, Current Developments in Optical Engineering III; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948039
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A relatively simple technique was devised to precisely align the components of a diagnostic instrument which recorded the first neutron images of imploding laser fusion targets. Alignment was achieved using a laser, a 2 mm diameter glass sphere, and a pair of lenses. With this technique, a 6 cm long aperture was pointed with an accuracy of 68 microradians and coaxially aligned with a target and detector separated by 10.5 meters. The alignment technique is described and critical features are discussed.

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R. J. Ellis "A Novel Alignment Technique For Pointing And Centering Optical Components", Proc. SPIE 0965, Current Developments in Optical Engineering III, (27 January 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948039

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