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Laser creates cheaper free-form optics

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Ashley N. Paddock, [email protected]

A new process for fabricating small batches of nonspherical glass optical components will allow manufacturers to produce high-quality, customizable optical components of any geometry quickly and inexpensively. High-speed laser ablation of fused silica. The laser controls how much silicon it removes and what shape it makes to produce virtually any surface form. Images ©Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, Aachen. Researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology used a computer-controlled CO2 laser to heat a square-shaped piece of fused silicon to its evaporation...Read full article

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    Published: July 2012
    AachenablationCO2 lasersEuropeFraunhofer Institute for Laser Technologyfused siliconGermanyILTindustrialInternational Laser Technology FairmanufacturingOpticsResearch & TechnologyTech PulseLasers

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