AXAF optical quality ensurance via the crosscheck process

John S. Patterson; Kevin P. Chisholm; Thomas E. Gordon; Paul B. Reid

doi:10.1117/12.164982

7 December 1993 AXAF optical quality ensurance via the crosscheck process

John S. Patterson, Kevin P. Chisholm, Thomas E. Gordon, Paul B. Reid

Proceedings Volume 1993, Quality and Reliability for Optical Systems; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.164982
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Properly planned and executed metrology crosschecks at low to mid system test levels can provide up to the same degree of end item performance insurance protection that a top-level end-to-end test can, at a small fraction of the cost, and in a much more timely manner in terms of identifying and correcting problems. This philosophy has been put into rigorous practice on the optics fabrication activity being performed by Hughes Danbury Optical Systems, under contract to TRW, on the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) program being managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The process to date, while for the most part having provided confidence that the primary calibrations and tests are correct, has also identified several significant but subtle errors that were corrected. The focus of the paper is on the process itself as an optical quality insurance tool, with examples from AXAF described.

Citation Download Citation

John S. Patterson, Kevin P. Chisholm, Thomas E. Gordon, and Paul B. Reid "AXAF optical quality ensurance via the crosscheck process", Proc. SPIE 1993, Quality and Reliability for Optical Systems, (7 December 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.164982

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available