(1) Precitech Inc., 44, Blackbrook Road, 03431 Keene, New Hampshire, USA;(2) Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Matsuba-cho, Kadoma, 571-8502 Osaka, Japan
Abstract:
A major challenge in optics is to make optical components like mirrors and lenses smaller and cheaper. This is achieved by
designing optical components that have conformal or free-form shapes. A free-form optic is defined as one that is not symmetrical
about any axis. These highly demanding requirements are met by single point diamond machining in rigid ultra precision machine
tools.