Optical Surfaces’ hyperboloids have been at the heart of many deep space and earth observation satellites.
Hyperboloids are generally used in optical telescope systems where good off-axis performance is an important requirement.
Optical Surfaces supplied hyperboloids have been at the heart of many deep space and earth observation satellites including BNSC’s Top Sat, the NASA swift explorer as well as ESA’s XMM and NigeriaSAT-2.
Benefiting from a uniquely stable manufacturing environment and proprietary production techniques, the company’s craftsmen are able to economically produce hyperbolic optics up to 500mm diameter with typical wavefront error of lambda/20 P-V, surface finish of 10/5 and microroughness less than 1.2nm RMS.
Hyperbolic optics can be supplied mounted or mounted and with a coating exactly optimised for your application.
Where weight is an issue, Optical Surfaces also has experience in producing hyperboloids with light-weighting options.
