- the first European manufacturer of Lightweight Zerodur Mirrors for Space Earth Observation,
- the first French supplier of High Power Laser Optics for the French nuclear agency (CEA) Laser MegaJoule,
- among the...
Bimorph Mirrors for X-ray Beam Lines
Bimorph state of the art: 100nrad and 0.5nm rms
During the last year THALES SESO manufactured and delivered more than 10 integrated elliptical bimorphs for Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA), the Photon Factory (Japan), Diamond Light Source (UK). The mirror system have been designed, realized and set-up with slope errors between 100 and 150 nrads and shape...
KOMPSAT 3A launched
KOMPSAT 3A Satellite was launched in March 25, 2015. The main optical instrument of the satellite was developed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), with the same design as the optical instrument of Satellite Kompsat 3 launched in May 2012. The resolution of K3A instrument is 55 cm in panchromatic and 2.2 m in multispectral....
Happy birthday Thales SESO!
At the beginning of the summer, Thales SESO, based in Aix-en-Provence, celebrated its half-century of existence. Thales SESO began its life as an expert in the polishing of optical pieces for astronomy. Over 50 years, it has become a world leader in components and opto-mechanic systems, supplying most observation satellites, the Megajoule laser, almost all...
