Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy is a technique used in analytical chemistry to obtain IR spectra of samples. It is particularly useful for analyzing solid and liquid samples without the need for extensive sample preparation. ATR...

1. The process of wearing down the surface of a softer material by rubbing it under pressure against the surface of a harder...

A test similar to the Knoop hardness test, but used for fractured material. The indenter is a square-based pyramid-shaped...

A rapid roughing process for the quick removal of glass, the first step in manufacture of a curved lens surface. It is...

The material removed during diamond machining of glass components.

Freeform optics refers to the design and fabrication of optical surfaces that do not follow traditional symmetric shapes,...

The curved mark formed when, in the process of generating, a loose or coarse diamond particle from the generating tool...

A color center, in the context of materials science and condensed matter physics, refers to a specific type of...

Material hardness scale that is used to characterize the scratch resistance of various materials. This surface hardness...

A metal tool used to grind lenses with loose abrasive (see diamond cutting tool). The functional surface of the lap is...

Freeform mirrors refer to reflective optical components that deviate from traditional symmetric or rotationally symmetric...

A nitrogen vacancy (NV) refers to a specific type of defect or impurity in a crystal lattice where a nitrogen atom replaces...

Germanium crystal refers to a crystalline form of the element germanium (Ge), which is a metalloid and semiconductor...

An imaging device originally created to image whole mouse brain volumes at microscopic resolution. The main component of the...

A measurement of the hardness of a material as determined by the penetration depth of a diamond stylus under a specified...

Diamond turning, also known as diamond machining or diamond cutting, is a precision machining process used to produce...

A very hard, highly transparent coating based on forms of carbon, used to protect optical components from abrasion and...

Diamond turning refers to a precision machining process used to produce complex optical components, particularly lenses and...

Optical elements that use diffraction to control wavefronts. Diffractive optical elements include diffraction gratings,...

A sapphire window refers to a transparent optical component made from sapphire crystal. Sapphire is a single-crystal form of...

Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the...

Rockwell hardness (Rc) refers to a method for measuring the hardness of a material, primarily metals, using an indentation...

Measurement of surface roughness or quality through the use of a diamond-pointed stylus connected to a coil in an electric...

An automatic surface-generating process involving the removal of a material from a given surface. Optical milling typically...

A tool made by imbedding small particles of diamond in the working edge. In the optical field, the most commonly used...