Optical Bench  

Ensuring Precise Alignment for Successful Space Missions and Critical Science Data

Laser altimeter, lidar, and other spacecraft instruments require precise and stable pointing and alignment of a series of optical components to meet mission and science requirements.  Typically, these components need to maintain these requirements through launch, thermal, and on-orbit jitter environments.  This has been achieved through the development and implementation of an optical bench structure that supports all of optics, lasers, and other components necessary for the mission.  ETD has extensive experience delivering optical bench structures for instruments such as ATLAS, GEDI, and OCI which have gone on to capture critical science data, in part, due to our successful implementation of this product.

Contact
GSFC-DL-543-Management@mail.nasa.gov

---

The Optical Bench is managed by ETD’s
Mechanical Systems Division (Code 540)