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CAPT 3700: Introduction to Optomechanical Design Instructor: Daniel Vukobratovich Course
Description
This
intensive 2-day course offers you the background you’ll need as you
work with the mechanical aspects of optical systems.
The course emphasizes rules of thumb for the rapid solution of
optomechanical problems and is appropriate for optical engineers,
systems engineers in addition to mechanical engineers, designers. And
manufacturing engineers. Four
primary areas will be emphasized; Optical Materials, Optomechanical
Design, Lens Mounting and Mirror Mounting. The section on Optical
Materials will cover issues such as specific stiffness,
thermal distortion, dimensional instability, strength of optical
materials, and material property data tables. Optomechanical
Design topics include the control of deflection, principles of
kinematic design, athermalization techniques, vibration isolation
systems, and techniques for adjustments and precision motion,
including flexure design and precision bearing analysis.
The discussion on Lens Mounting will address
common lens configurations, window and prism mounting, low and high
precision lens mount design, the design of lens barrels and various
assembly techniques and finally, thermal and environmental design
considerations. The last
section on mirror mounting will address a variety of mirror
configurations, mounting techniques for both large and small mirrors,
lightweight mirror design principles that emphasize rapid analytical
methods of calculating mirror deflections. Also, the principles of
high-energy laser mirrors and dynamic mirror systems will be covered. During
the presentation, Mr. Vukabratovich will present a number of
opto-mechanical design examples, including the design of an ultrafast
laser microscope, a cryogenic mirror for the Space Infrared Telescope
Facility, a real time interferometer and a multiple mirror telescope
system. Ample time is allotted for extensive questions and answers. Who
should attend? This
course is directed at Mechanical Engineers and
Designers that work with optical systems. The workshop
provides sound, practical information and illustrates proven
optomechanical techniques It is also highly useful to Optical
Engineers and Photonic
Systems Engineers and Technical
Managers that need to understand the capabilities and
constraints that mechanical design can place upon the performance and
cost of an optically based system.
The attendee should be generally familiar with the fundamentals
of mechanics and optical systems. The attendee should be versed in
algebra but calculus is not required. About
the Instructor
Daniel
Vukabratovich is a senior principal multi-disciplinary engineer with
the Opto-Mechanical Design Department for Raytheon Systems in Tucson,
Arizona. He has held positions at the National Optical Astronomical
Observatories in Tucson and the Optical Sciences Center at the
University of Arizona. He has conducted research and development of
ultra fast laser scanning microscopes, high-energy laser optics and
space optics. He has taught opto-mechanics through the world and is
the author of more than 40 technical publications, including chapters
in the Handbook of Opto-Mechanical
Engineering and the Applied
Optics and Optical Engineering series. In addition, he brings
a wealth of experience from consulting with more than 40 companies in
the US and abroad to solve vibration and other problems in optical
design and manufacturing. REGISTER NOW CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED!!! Contact Demetria Acker @ 303 365-8409 or Fax 303 365-8411, Register on the web at URL: www.captcenter.org
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