Cycle time and cost reduction in large-size optics production

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5869, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-11

  Hallock, Bob ^a   Shorey, Arie ^a   Courtney, Tom ^a  

^a QED TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphere; Cycle time; Deterministic polishing; Magnetorheological; MRF

Indexed keywords

ASPHERE; CYCLE TIME; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL; MRF;

DIAMONDS; GLASS; MEASUREMENTS;

OPTICS;

EID: 29144452009     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.617779     Document Type: Conference Paper

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