Conf. 10: Telescopes and Large Optics

Scopes: ★ Technologies for large lightweight mirrors ★ New materials and associated technologies ★ Active large aperture telescopes ★ Optical simulation and performance predictions ★ Thermo-optical modeling ★ Novel optical systems design ★ Precision and ultra-precision manufacturing ★ Advances in metrology for large optics, wavefront sensing ★ Actuation technologies for deformed mirrors ★ Gamma and X-Ray ★ VUV and EUV ★ Far and Near Infra Red, sub millimetre ★ Visible ★ Multiple aperture optical systems