Freeform diamond machining of complex monolithic metal optics for integral field systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5494, Issue , 2004, Pages 163-175

  Dubbeldam, Cornelis M ^a   Robertson, David J ^a   Preuß, Werner ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diamond machined optics; Image slicers; Integral field spectroscopy; Monolithic optics

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; COMPLEXATION; DIAMONDS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MACHINING; OPTICAL DESIGN;

DIAMOND MACHINED OPTICS; INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY; INTEGRAL FIELD SYSTEMS; MONOLITHIC METAL OPTICS; MONOLITHIC OPTICS;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 10444277431     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.551672     Document Type: Conference Paper

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