Contraves Space Ag

Saverio Sanvido

Andreas Herren

Edgar Fischer

Peter Adolph

Christian Meisinger

An optical unit ( ) comprising a plurality of optical elements, a receiving structure ( ) with a plurality of element supports ( ) for receiving the optical elements. The element supports ( ) are in the form of a plate or shell or tube, whose dimensions are greater than the dimensions of the optical elements to be received, and is connected to another element support. At least one element support ( ) comprises temperature elements ( ) that can be heated and/or cooled. The optical unit ( ) furthermore comprises a control unit for driving the temperature elements ( ) in order to locally change the temperature of the at least one element support ( ) so as to influence in a controlled manner the shape of the at least one element support ( ).

Optical unit and its use

A device for the directional transmission and the directional reception of modulated light waves between geostationary satellites, or respectively geostationary satellites still close to earth, which have been constructed in a particularly weight-saving manner.

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Zurich, Switzerland

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