Background & Core Capabilities

1. Background & Core Capabilities 5-33437

2. What is the Space Optics Manufacturing Technology Mission Area ? • The mission area responsibility of Space Optics Manufacturing Technology provides a basis for: • Sustaining technology in space optics manufacturing to support the current slate of Agency wide programs and projects. • Developing advanced technology that will enable new missions not currently envisioned. • The area of Space Optics Manufacturing Technology includes: • Optical fabrication technology • Accurate surface measurements • Testing • Unique facilities and capabilities that can be used by industry, academia and other elements of the federal government. 5-33437

3. Space Optics Manufacturing Technology Center (SOMTC) Space Optics Manufacturi ng Technology Center Director Associate Director Senior Technical Business Staff Office Optical Systems Projects Diffractive Optics Advanced Optical Optical Design, Analysis Coatings & Surface Metrology Optical Test Systems Development and Fabrication Diffractive Optics Development Group Group Group Group Advanced Concepts Diffractive Optics Design Optical, & Opto /Mechanical Design X-ray Testing Advanced Optical System Development Diffractive Optics Fabrication Performance Analysis Cryogenic Optics Testing Adaptive/Active Optics Development Coating Design Metrology Straylight Testing Coating Application Diamond Turning Surface Morphology Grinding & Polishing Replication 5-33437

4. AREAS OF CONCENTRATION DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS DIAMOND TURNING (PRECISION ENGINEERING) STRAY LIGHT TEST AND ANALYSIS X-RAY TEST AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL FABRICATION (INCLUDES DESIGN AND ANALYSIS) OPTICAL TESTING (METROLOGY, LARGE CRYO OPTICS) OPTICAL COATING (LARGE OPTICS, HIGH ENERGY COATINGS) 5-33437

5. MISSION HERITAGE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE (HST) 1992 HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY (HEAO) SERIES-(1977-1979) ADVANCED X-RAY ASTROPHYSICS FACILITY (AXAF) - 1998 APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT (ATM) - 1973 5-33437

6. FLIGHT MIRROR DEVELOPMENT Solar X-ray Imager Mirror Ultra-Violet Imager Mirrors CASSINI Mirrors Sparcle Beam Expander 5-33437

7. MSFC OPTICS FACILITIES Total Area: ~100,000 sq.ft. JOINT MSFC/MICOM INTEGRATED/DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS FACILITY OPTICAL DESIGN/ANALYSIS FACILITY STRAYLIGHT TEST FACILITY SURFACE MORPHOLOGY FACILITY COATING FACILITY PRECISION ENGINEERING/DIAMOND TURNING FACILITY METROLOGY FACILITY OPTICAL FABRICATION FACILITY ION FIGURING FACILITY LARGE APERURE COATING FACILITY LARGE X–RAY CALIBRATION FACILITY ELECTROPLATING/FORMING FACILITY X–RAY DETECTOR CHARACTERIZATION FACILITY ADVANCED X–RAY MIRROR DEVELOPMENT FACILITY 5-33437

8. PRECISION ENGINEERING/DIAMOND TURNING FACILITY PRECITECH MOORE M-40 FACILITY CURRENTLY CONSIST OF TWO ULTRA HIGH PRECISION DIAMOND TURNING MACHINES WITH FACE TURNING CAPABILITIES OF 2 METERS AND 0.4 METERS, TWO HIGH PRECISION CNC MACHINE TOOLS AND CONVENTIONAL MACHINE TOOLS. EXTENSIVE METROLOGY SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE. 5 AXIS CNC MILLING MACHINE COMPUTER CONTROLLED LATHE 5-33437

9. METROLOGY ZYGO with 32 inch beam expander Contact type Air bearing slides Optical encoders 1 micron per point accuracy Rotary air bearing table 2 micro-inch RMs accuracy Cylinders up to 0.7m long, 300 lbs. WYKO 2D/3D 5-33437

10. OPTICAL FABRICATION FACILITY COMPUTER CONTROLLED POLISHING LAB MANDREL POLISHER COMPUTER CONTROLLED ROLLER POLISHER THE OPTICS SHOP PROCESS BULK OPTICAL MATERIALS. IT CUTS TO ROUGH BLANKS, GENERATES REQUIRED SURFACE FIGURE AND GRINDS AND POLISHES TO ACHIEVE FINAL FIGURE AND FINISH. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES CURVE GENERATORS, SPINDLE GRINDERS/ POLISHERS, A BLANCHARD, AN EDGER AND A 48 INCH CONTINUOUS POLISHER GRINDING AND GENERATING FIGURING A MANDREL FOR LAB USE IN ELECTROFORMING A DEVELOPMENTAL NICKEL MIRROR FOR NGST 5-33437

11. OPTICAL COATING FACILITY OPTICAL COATING LAB E-BEAM COATING SYSTEM OPTICAL VACUUM COATING SYSTEM -30” -4-POCKET ELECTRON BEAM SOURCE -UV - VIS - IR SPECTROMETER/MONITOR RESISTIVE EVAPORATION SYSTEM COMPUTER-BASED COATING DESIGN 5-33437 10K CLEANROOM

12. LARGE APERTURE COATING FACILITY 5.5M VACUUM COATING CHAMBER INTERIOR OF 5.5M CHAMBER LARGE VACUUM COATING SYSTEM - 5.5M DIAMETER P TO 3.66M DIAMETER SUBSTRATES CRYO-PUMPED CHAMBER TO 10E-7 TORR 10K CLEAN ROOM ACCESS RESISTIVE, E-BEAM, SPUTTERING CAPABILITY 5-33437 LARGE COATING LAB

13. STRAYLIGHT TEST FACILITY CLASS 10,0000 CLEAN ROOM & CHAMBER OPPOSITE: END OF ROOM TUBE 3Mx12M TEST VOLUME FOR BAFFLE OR MIRROR 1.3M DIAMETER BY 82M LONG SECTION 1.5M DIAMETER BY 10M ISOLATABLE SECTION PUMPED WITH CRYOPUMPB; <10E-7 TOR MEASURE BAFFLE REJECTION RATIOS UP TO 10E –15 USE TO TEST X-RAY OPTICS UP TO 1M DIAMETER MAIN CHAMBER AND PREP AREA 5-33437 5-25880a

14. X-RAY CALIBRATION FACILITY VACUUM CHAMBER: POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL 24’ DIAMETER X 75’ LONG FULL THERMAL SHROUD TEMPERATURE TO 25K CRYOGENIC AND TURBOMOLECULAR PUMPS EXPERIMENT BENCH ISOLATED FROM CHAMBER RAIL SYSTEM FOR TEST ARTICLE TRANSFER GUIDE TUBE: 1700’ LONG STAINLESS STEEL 5’ DIAMETER BAFFLE TO PREVENT X-RAY SCATTERING X-RAY GENERATION: FIVE X-RAY GENERATORS .85 KEV TO 10 KEV. PUMPDOWN TIME TO HARD VACUUM IS ABOUT 4 HOURS CHAMBER AND GUIDE TUBE VACUUM IS MID 10E-7 TORR CURRENTLY SUPPORTING NGST MIRROR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT XRCF CHAMBER XRCF GUIDE TUBE 5-33437

15. X-Ray Mirror Replication Diamond Turning Mandrel Coating Shell Separation Mandrel Polishing Electro-forming Shell Inspection 5-33437

16. NGST MIRROR TECHNOLOGY COI GLASS/COMPOSITE MIRROR MSFC ELECTRO-FORMED NICKEL ALLOY MIRROR IABG CARBON SILICON CARBIDE MIRROR UoA THIN GLASS MEMBRANE MIRROR BALL BERYLLIUM MIRROR 5-33437

17. FRESNEL LENS TECHNOLOGY Fresnel Lens Testing Mandrel Diamond Turning Fresnel Lens Replication 5-33437

18. ACTIVE SEGMENTED OPTICS WAVE FRONT SENSOR ACTIVE SEGMENTED TELESCOPE TEST BED SEGMENTED PRIMARY MIRROR 5-33437

19. U. S. ARMY SPACE AND STRATEGIC DEFENSE COMMAND MOA ALLIANCE FOR OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MOA ALLIANCE FOR OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY & DIAMOND TURNING RELATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES USAF MIRROR TECHNOLOGY & SPACE BASED LASER OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY NRO MIRROR TECHNOLOGY NOAA FABRICATION AND TESTING OF MIRROR AND CAMERA FOR THE SOLAR X-RAY IMAGER& SXI FOLLOW-ON TESTING SOMTC U. S. ARMY MISSILE COMMAND - MOA ALLIANCE FOR OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY - MOA FOR JOINT INTEGRATED/DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS LABORATORY NIST MOU FOR LARGE OPTICS METROLOGY LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY AFRL (PHILLIPS LABORATORY) MOU FOR OPTICS TECHNOLOGY AND SPACE BASED TELESCOPE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DAIMAOND TURNING AND FRESNEL LENS DEVELOPMENT 5-33437

20. INDUSTRY RELATIONS INDUSTRIAL CONSORTIUM PHOTRONICS DIAMOND TURNING OF GERMANIUM LENSES NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE OF CANCELLATION OF REQUIREMENT SPEEDRING (TTA) MORTON INTERNATIONAL TRAINING OF TECHNICIANS IN OPTICAL POLISHING AND METROLOGY SILICON CARBIDE GRINDING AND POLISHING EXPERIMENTS BALL BROTHERS (UNDER DISCUSSION) REFLEXITE PRECISION SOMTC OPTICAL METROLOGY SUPPORT AND STRAY LIGHT SUPPORT DIAMOND TURNING OF MASTERS FOR FRESNEL ZONE PLATES HUGHES DANBURY (TTA) COI (TTA IN PROCESS) IIT INDUSTRIES ROTARY HEAD POLISHER DEVELOPMENT FOR X-RAY OPTICS OPTICAL METROLOGY SUPPORT SILICON CARBIDE MIRROR DEVELOPMENT 5-33437

21. ACADEMIC RELATIONS • SHARED FACILITIES • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE • *UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER • *UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA • *UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA • *(IN PROCESS) ACADEMIC CONSORTIUM ALLIANCES: UAH ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY MUSCLE SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLABORATIVE PROPOSALS AND EFFORTS: GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH FELLOWS: HARVARD SAO - LAXOM (HTXS) HARVARD SAO - HXT HARVARD SAO - HIREX HARVARD SAO - AXAF PENNSYLVANIA STATE - IRIS RUTGERS - OMNI MIT - MITE ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY OREGON GRADUATE RESEARCH INS. MUSCLE SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOMTC ACADEMIC INTERACTION: - PROVIDE ACADEMIA ACCESS TO UNIQUE FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT - PROVIDE TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS - ADVANCE THE STATE OF THE ART IN OPTICS TECHNOLOGY - PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT USE OF FACILITIES AND, TOGETHER WITH THE CORRESPONDING INDUSTRY ACCESS PROGRAM, MAKE A UNIFIED GOVERNMENT/INDUSTRY/ACADEMIA COLLABORATION 5-33437