Abstract

Essentially the technique involves long straight strokes while the work is rotating very slowly. The various steps are illustrated. Refer to the July 1971 issue [ Appl. Opt. 10, 1705 ( 1971)] to see how the large quartz blanks were spherically sawed.

© 1973 Optical Society of America

Polishing Plastic

Frank Cooke
Appl. Opt. 12(9) 2014-2017 (1973)

Problem: To Make Accurate Concave Hemispheres of Definite Radius

Frank Cooke
Appl. Opt. 5(3) 401-402 (1966)

Optical Windows: Surface Correction for Refractive Index Inhomogeneity

Gerald F. Marshall and Frank Cooke
Appl. Opt. 12(7) 1382-1385 (1973)

Simple Method for Machining Aspherical Surfaces

Alvin E. Sapp and Frank Cooke
Appl. Opt. 12(1) 168-168 (1973)

Extension of the Ritchey Test

Chester J. Silvernail and Frank Cooke
Appl. Opt. 12(2) 445-446 (1973)