摘要
A team of researchers led by Dr.ZHANG Xuejun at the Changchun Institute of Optics,Fine Mechanics and Physics(CIOMP)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully created the world’s largest silicon carbide(SiC)aspheric mirror,measuring 4 meters in diameter.The achievement,which can potentially improve telescopes’imaging quality and detection capabilities,was published online in Light:Science&Applications on October 26.