[ATM] Re: Mirror cells - some professional literature and ideas

[milnecd at yahoo.com (Clive Milne)]

   Hi Tom,
       Another excellent reference on the subject is:
Paul R. Yoder, Jr.   Opto-Mechanical Sytem Design.
ISBN 0-8247-8754-4   Published by Marcel, Inc.   New York.
   It is perhaps the 'Bible' on the subject.
I particularly like the elegance of the bipod flexure design he discusses.
It is able to mount an optic from the rear surface, rigidly define it's
position axially & radially while providing degrees of freedom to compensate
for thermal effects, and by virtue of it's geometry, it acts through
the optic's centre of gravity, so is a valid solution for non-vertical
orientations.  
   Anyway, asside from that, the book is well worth having on your shelf.
Regards,
     ~C

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From: "Tom Krajci" <tkrajci@san.osd.mil>

>My $64 question:  Can I make whiffletree cells for large/thin mirrors
>that serve as both axial and lateral support...in other words combine
>the two functions of axial and lateral support in one mechanical
>structure.  (The pro's choose not to...but can I get away with it?

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