Concepts And Misconceptions In The Design And Fabrication Of Optical Assemblies

Eugene K. Thorburn

doi:10.1117/12.959428

8 October 1980 Concepts And Misconceptions In The Design And Fabrication Of Optical Assemblies

Eugene K. Thorburn

Proceedings Volume 0250, Optomechanical Systems Design; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959428
Event: 24th Annual Technical Symposium, 1980, San Diego, United States

Abstract

With any kind of precision manufactured assembly, the transformation of a concept into a useful product depends on how well the design has been tailored to suit the available methods of fabrication and inspection. Optics is no exception. The tolerances on the drawing must correlate to a method of fabrication and a method of measurement. Among the topics discussed in this paper will be: 1. Some practical aspects of radius tolerancing. 2. The tolerancing and measurements of lens centration. 3. Thickness tolerances in the optical shop. 4. Why method is often more important than tolerances.

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Eugene K. Thorburn "Concepts And Misconceptions In The Design And Fabrication Of Optical Assemblies", Proc. SPIE 0250, Optomechanical Systems Design, (8 October 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959428

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