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Lithography & NanopatterningFabrication & Surface Engineering

Nanofabrication for mirror bonding stress reduction

By Izentis LLC

Additionally, we have used nanofabrication techniques to create trenches around a bonding point, localizing the stress distribution for mirror bonding. By etching a localized geometry modification, stress that is normally caused by epoxy during mirror bonding can be reduced. This method is used to minimize the degradation of the resolution of telescopes that are constructed using ThermoYield actuators.