Significant optical engineering advances at the University of Arizona are being made for
design, fabrication, and construction of next generation astronomical telescopes. This …

Dwell time plays a vital role in determining the accuracy and convergence of the computer-
controlled optical surfacing process. However, optimizing dwell time presents a challenge …

Abstract In a Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) finishing process, the target material
removal from an optical surface is guided by the convolution between the influence function …

Phase measuring deflectometry has been applied for free-form specular surface metrology,
but its measured slope results are sensitive to the depth of sample positioning, which is also …

Computer-Controlled Optical Surfacing (CCOS) has been greatly developed and widely
used for precision optical fabrication in the past three decades. It relies on robust dwell time …

Precision optics have been widely required in many advanced technological applications. X-
ray mirrors, as an example, serve as the key optical components at synchrotron radiation …

Optics with high-precision height and slope are increasingly desired in numerous industrial
fields. For instance, Kirkpatrick–Baez (KB) mirrors play an important role in synchrotron X …

Grazing-incidence reflective optics are commonly used in synchrotron radiation and free-
electron laser facilities to transport and focus the emitted X-ray beams. To preserve the …

With the development of nanometer accuracy stitching interferometry, ion beam figuring
(IBF) of x-ray mirrors can now be achieved with unprecedented performance. However, the …

Fabrication of large optics is a time-consuming process and requires a vast investment in
manpower and financial resources. Increasing the material removal rate of polishing tools …