Loose abrasive line-contact machining of aspherical optical surfaces of revolution

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 4483-4489

  Fahnle O W ^a   van Brug, H ^b   van der Laan, C J ^b   Frankena, H J ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FABRICATION; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINING; SURFACES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BOWL FEED POLISHING; FABRICATION OF ASPHERICAL ULTRAPRECISE SURFACES; LINE CONTACT METHOD; LOOSE ABRASIVE DUCTILE GRINDING; SELF CORRECTING PROCESS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0031188068     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.004483     Document Type: Article

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