Finish Improvement Of Micro-Machined Surfaces

Robert E. Parks

doi:10.1117/12.949449

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11 April 1989 Finish Improvement Of Micro-Machined Surfaces

Robert E. Parks

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Proceedings Volume 1015, Micromachining Optical Components and Precision Engineering; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949449
Event: 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1988, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

Single point diamond turning (SPDT) is a cost effective method of making severe aspherics in metal. This is particularly true in multi-element systems where accurate mating surfaces can be turned in the same set-up with the optically active surfaces. With current SPDT machines, such aspherics perform satisfactorily in the infrared but tend to scatter sufficient light in the visible that it is difficult to impossible to obtain an assessment of system alignment and image quality using visible light test equipment.

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Robert E. Parks "Finish Improvement Of Micro-Machined Surfaces", Proc. SPIE 1015, Micromachining Optical Components and Precision Engineering, (11 April 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949449

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