NASA NTRS · 20120013496
James Webb Space Telescope Optical Telescope Element Mirror Coatings
Abstract
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Optical Telescope Element (OTE) mirror coating program has been completed. The science goals of the JWST mission require a uniform, low stress, durable optical coating with high reflectivity over the JWST spectral region. The coating has to be environmentally stable, radiation resistant and compatible with the cryogenic operating environment. The large size, 1.52 m point to point, light weight, beryllium primary mirror (PM) segments and flawless coating process during the flight mirror coating program that consisted coating of 21 flight mirrors were among many technical challenges. This paper provides an overview of the JWST telescope mirror coating program. The paper summarizes the coating development program and performance of the flight mirrors.
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Keski-Kuha, Ritva A., Bowers, Charles W., Quijada, Manuel A., Heaney, James B., Gallagher, Benjamin, McKay, Andrew, Stevenson, Ian. 2012-07-03. James Webb Space Telescope Optical Telescope Element Mirror Coatings. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20120013496
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