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9 September 2015 Trials and tribulations of optical manufacturing: asphere edition
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With the ongoing advancements in aspheric manufacturing and metrology, companies have to overcome processing challenges and from time to time learn costly lessons along the way. Optimax Systems, Inc., a leader in quick delivery prototype optics, has been manufacturing aspheric lenses for over 20 years. Along the way, we have learned many lessons, some the hard way. In this paper, I will share a few stories of how aspheres have humbled us, how we overcame the problem, and provide takeaways for other manufactures and designers.
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Gregory Frisch, Kate Medicus, Mark Schickler, Brandon Light, and Jessica DeGroote Nelson "Trials and tribulations of optical manufacturing: asphere edition", Proc. SPIE 9583, An Optical Believe It or Not: Key Lessons Learned IV, 95830G (9 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2196195
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KEYWORDS
Aspheric lenses

Manufacturing

Optics manufacturing

Metrology

Time metrology

3D metrology

Spherical lenses

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