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PUBLICATIONS

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.
Citation
Brochure
Pub Type
Others

Keywords

optical fabrication, optical figure metrology, optical scatter metrology, surface finish calibrations and tests
Metrology and Manufacturing

Citation

Vorburger, T. , Evans, C. and Asmail, C. (1997), Calibration and Fabrication Facilities for Optical Surfaces, Brochure (Accessed June 4, 2023)

Created December 31, 1996, Updated October 12, 2021