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Fabrication of small complex-shaped optics by plasma chemical vaporization machining with a microelectrode

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Abstract

We have developed plasma chemical vaporization machining by using a microelectrode for the fabrication of small complex-shaped optical surfaces. In this method, a 0.5  mm diameter pipe microelectrode, from which processing gas is drawn in, generates a small localized plasma that is scanned over a workpiece under numerical computer control to shape a desired surface. A 12 mm×12 mm nonaxisymmetric mirror with a maximum depth of approximately 3 μm was successfully fabricated with a peak-to-valley shape accuracy of 0 .04 μm in an area excluding the edges of the mirror. The average surface roughness was 0 .58 nm, which is smooth enough for optical use.

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