Overview Of Optical Manufacturing Methods

Robert E. Parks

doi:10.1117/12.932708

31 March 1982 Overview Of Optical Manufacturing Methods

Robert E. Parks

Proceedings Volume 0306, Contemporary Methods of Optical Fabrication; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932708
Event: 25th Annual Technical Symposium, 1981, San Diego, United States

Abstract

There are two classes of optical manufacturing methods: (1) the traditional grind and polish method that leads to an original optical element and (2) replication techniques that yield identical copies of a master. The various process steps in the two approaches are described to illustrate the fundamental differences in the methods. An understanding of these processes often is helpful for selecting the most appropriate manufacturing method.

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Robert E. Parks "Overview Of Optical Manufacturing Methods", Proc. SPIE 0306, Contemporary Methods of Optical Fabrication, (31 March 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932708

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