Proposed Method Of Producing Large Optical Mirrors: Single-Point Diamond Crushing Followed By Polishing With A Small-Area Tool

Geraldine Wright; James B. Bryan

doi:10.1117/12.7973948

1 September 1986 Proposed Method Of Producing Large Optical Mirrors: Single-Point Diamond Crushing Followed By Polishing With A Small-Area Tool

Geraldine Wright, James B. Bryan

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 25, Issue 9, 251021 (September 1986). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7973948

Abstract

Faster production of large optical mirrors may result from combining single-point diamond crushing of the glass with polishing using a small-area tool to smooth the surface and remove the damaged layer. Diamond crushing allows a surface contour accurate to 0.5 Am to be generated, and the small-area computer-controlled polishing tool allows the surface roughness to be removed without destroying the initial contour. Final contours with an accuracy of 0.04 pm have been achieved.

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Geraldine Wright and James B. Bryan "Proposed Method Of Producing Large Optical Mirrors: Single-Point Diamond Crushing Followed By Polishing With A Small-Area Tool," Optical Engineering 25(9), 251021 (1 September 1986). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7973948

Published: 1 September 1986

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