Shane Santi

Founder and President, Dream Aerospace Systems

[email protected]http://www.dreamscopes.com

Shane Santi is founder and president of Dream Aerospace Systems (Nazareth, PA).

Optics

Can you read a spot diagram?

Shane Santi

Dec. 19, 2023

To choose the best optical design, buyers and engineers must be able to assess spot-diagram claims.

FIGURE 1. A bubble-free, double-conical, polished lightweight mirror has a 396 mm CA (a), and a view from the side shows the rib design (b).

Optics

Optical Manufacturing: Lightweight, bubble-free cast mirrors have no 'print-through'

Shane Santi

May 9, 2016

Conventional machines can be used to finish lightweight mirrors with no print-through, allowing the enormous benefits of lightweight mirrors to find wider use.