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Calibration and Fabrication Facilities for Optical Surfaces
Published
Author(s)
Theodore V. Vorburger, Christopher J. Evans, C Asmail
Abstract
NIST has calibration facilities and research services available for characterization of optical surfaces and optical figuring and finishing. The calibration facilities are for measurement of optical scatter, figure, and surface finish, and the fabrication facility includes machines for diamond turning, diamond grinding, and polishing as well as a host of surface inspection tools.