Latest advancements in alignment turning of mounted optics

Christian Wenzel; Gerrit Götzen; Philipp Kosse

doi:10.1117/12.2691928

30 November 2023 Latest advancements in alignment turning of mounted optics

Christian Wenzel, Gerrit Götzen, Philipp Kosse

Proceedings Volume 12778, Optifab 2023; 127780T (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2691928
Event: SPIE Optifab, 2023, Rochester, New York, United States

Abstract

The alignment turning of mounted optics and active elements grows in demand for industrial applications. Latest developments cover the measuring of aspheres and free forms, TO canned active laser elements and entire sub assemblies. Due to a growing demand in lithography applications, stainless steel mounts are more commonly used. The machine introduced is performing alignment turning based on a chuckless, fully digital approach. Speeds of up to 3000 rpm are possible to achieve higher cutting speeds, lower cutting forces, and greater productivity. Integration of inline metrology provides an automated solution for finding tilt and shift in various lens designs and materials, including aspheres and infrared materials. The result is faster and more reliable alignment of mounted optics and active elements, opening the possibility to higher production capacity and more affordable processing.

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Christian Wenzel, Gerrit Götzen, and Philipp Kosse "Latest advancements in alignment turning of mounted optics", Proc. SPIE 12778, Optifab 2023, 127780T (30 November 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2691928

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