Precision Diamond Turning Capabilities | Aerospace and Defense Optical Systems | Corning

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Precision Diamond Turning Capabilities

Precision Diamond Turning Capabilities

Precision Diamond Turning Capabilities

Precision Diamond Turning Capabilities

  • Geometries (Spheres, Aspheres, Flats, non-rotationally symmetric freeforms, diffractives, mirror arrays)
  • Corning can achieve very accurate optical surfaces (~1/4 wave at 0.6328 um or better depending on the design)
  • Surface Finishes down to ~35 Å rms or better depending on base material and design
  • White Light Interferometer, Profilometer, and Aspheric Null Testing

Materials:

° Aluminum
° Copper
° Electroless Nickel

Refractive Materials:

° Germanium
° Zinc Selenide
° Zinc Sulfide
° CleartranTM Zinc Sulfide
° Silicon
° Calcium Flouride