Optics Group capabilities
The main duty of the optics group, in the Telescope & Instruments Group of
the ING, is the maintenance of all the optical surfaces within the ING. This
means monitoring the reflectivity and cleaning the main primary, secondary and
tertiary mirror of the 3 telescopes. Also measuring the optical and cosmetical
quality of all the other optical surfaces like filters, other mirrors and lenses
is included.
Next to these main duties the Optics Group is capable of doing outside work.
Experience has been developed in the fields of aluminising mirrors, gluing
mirror pad and fibre work.
For any information please contact Andy
Hide (head of T&I Group) or Maarten
Blanken (optical engineer).