Novel CNC polishing process for control of form and texture on aspheric surfaces

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4767, Issue , 2002, Pages 99-105

  Walker, D D ^a,b   Beaucamp, A T H ^b   Brooks, D ^a   Freeman, R ^b   King, A ^a   McCavana, G ^b   Morton, R ^b   Riley, D ^b   Simms, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ZEEKO LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHERICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; POLISHING MACHINES; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SURFACE CLEANING;

ASPHERIC SURFACES; POLISHING PROCESS; PRECESSION PROCESS;

OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036986546     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.451322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. "The Zeeko/UCL Process for Polishing Large Lnses and Prisms" D.D. Walker, R. Freeman, G. McCavana, R. Morton, D. Riley, J. Simms, D. Brooks, A. King, proc. Large Lenses and Mirrors conference, UCL, March 2001, pub. SPIE, pp 106-111
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