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26 February 2004 Fabrication of aspheric optics: process challenges arising from a wide range of customer demands and diversity of machine technologies
Andreas Bielke, Klaus-Friedrich Beckstette, Christoph Wolfgang Kuebler, Holger Lasser, Brigid Mullany, Michael Pollmann, Hexin Wang
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Abstract
Different applications of aspheric optics and their related fabrication methods are firstly summarized and then discussed using Carl Zeiss examples. This is done in order to highlight the potential and challenges of fabricating aspheric optics. The need to stimulate new ideas for extending manufacturing capabilities, process improvements and new fabrication technologies will also be outlined.
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Andreas Bielke, Klaus-Friedrich Beckstette, Christoph Wolfgang Kuebler, Holger Lasser, Brigid Mullany, Michael Pollmann, and Hexin Wang "Fabrication of aspheric optics: process challenges arising from a wide range of customer demands and diversity of machine technologies", Proc. SPIE 5252, Optical Fabrication, Testing, and Metrology, (26 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.531892
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KEYWORDS
Optics manufacturing

Aspheric optics

Aspheric lenses

Astronomical imaging

Lithography

Polishing

Custom fabrication

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