@inproceedings{a91a10e896264c80b8b75c200db8ae52,
title = "Design and construction of a 76m long-travel laser enclosure for a space occulter testbed",
abstract = "Princeton University is upgrading our space occulter testbed. In particular, we are lengthening it to ∼76m to achieve flightlike Fresnel numbers. This much longer testbed required an all-new enclosure design. In this design, we prioritized modularity and the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and semi-COTS components. Several of the technical challenges encountered included an unexpected slow beam drift and black paint selection. Herein we describe the design and construction of this long-travel laser enclosure.",
keywords = "Beam drift, Black paint, Enclosure, Laser, Long-travel, Occulter, Starshade, Testbed",
author = "Michael Galvin and Yunjong Kim and Kasdin, {N. Jeremy} and Dan Sirbu and Robert Vanderbei and Dan Echeverri and Giuseppe Sagolla and Andreas Rousing and Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian and Daniel Ryan and Stuart Shaklan and Doug Lisman",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2231093",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Ramon Navarro and Burge, {James H.}",
booktitle = "Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II",
address = "United States",
}