Ultraprecision Machining Of Optics At Los Alamos

R. L. Rhorer; A. L. Gauler; E. W. Colston; J. R. Ruhe

doi:10.1117/12.932735

31 March 1982 Ultraprecision Machining Of Optics At Los Alamos

R. L. Rhorer, A. L. Gauler, E. W. Colston, J. R. Ruhe

Proceedings Volume 0306, Contemporary Methods of Optical Fabrication; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932735
Event: 25th Annual Technical Symposium, 1981, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Ultraprecision machine tools are used at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for single-point diamond turning of optics and other precision parts. Measurements of a 50-mm-diam copper flat illustrate the quality of a part that can be machined on the Moore No. 3 lathe. Measurements of a 0.4-m-diam aluminum mirror with a 20-m radius of curvature are presented as an example of a part machined on the Moore No. 5 lathe. A varying frequency sine wave grating shows a type of special optical grating that can be produced using the Pneumo lathe.

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R. L. Rhorer, A. L. Gauler, E. W. Colston, and J. R. Ruhe "Ultraprecision Machining Of Optics At Los Alamos", Proc. SPIE 0306, Contemporary Methods of Optical Fabrication, (31 March 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932735

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