Free-form optical components in some early commercial products

William T. Plummer

doi:10.1117/12.623875

18 August 2005 Free-form optical components in some early commercial products

William T. Plummer

Proceedings Volume 5865, Tribute to Warren Smith: A Legacy in Lens Design and Optical Engineering; 586509 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623875
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In the period from 1973 through 1992, Polaroid introduced six different free-form aspheric optical surfaces in some unusually innovative instant photographic cameras, made in the millions. In each case these peculiar components were used to solve unusual problems of product size, shape, and function. This presentation relates how and why those surfaces were used and how they were tooled and manufactured with high quality.

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William T. Plummer "Free-form optical components in some early commercial products", Proc. SPIE 5865, Tribute to Warren Smith: A Legacy in Lens Design and Optical Engineering, 586509 (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623875

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