Freeform optics for imaging

JP Rolland, MA Davies, TJ Suleski, C Evans, A Bauer… - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In the last 10 years, freeform optics has enabled compact and high-performance imaging
systems. This article begins with a brief history of freeform optics, focusing on imaging …

Advances in ultra-precision machining of micro-structured functional surfaces and their typical applications

S Zhang, Y Zhou, H Zhang, Z Xiong, S To - International Journal of Machine …, 2019 - Elsevier
Micro-structured functional surfaces have achieved widespread applications in various
advanced scientific, technological, industrial, and engineered fields due to their excellent …

Manufacturing and measurement of freeform optics

FZ Fang, XD Zhang, A Weckenmann, GX Zhang… - Cirp Annals, 2013 - Elsevier
Freeform optics is the next-generation of modern optics, bringing advantages of excellent
optical performance and system integration. It finds wide applications in various fields, such …

Advances in the design and manufacturing of novel freeform optics

S Kumar, Z Tong, X Jiang - International Journal of Extreme …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Freeform optics has become the most prominent element of the optics industry. Advanced
freeform optical designs supplementary to ultra-precision manufacturing and metrology …

A review of recent advances in fabrication of optical Fresnel lenses

NYJ Tan, X Zhang, DWK Neo, R Huang, K Liu… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fresnel lenses are important compact optical components, which are comprised of multiple
faceted concentric rings. These lenses are the most widely utilized diffractive optical element …

A review of fly cutting applied to surface generation in ultra-precision machining

SJ Zhang, S To, ZW Zhu, GQ Zhang - International Journal of machine tools …, 2016 - Elsevier
Fly cutting in ultra-precision machining (UPM), termed ultra-precision fly cutting (UPFC), is
an intermittent cutting process in which a diamond tool is mounted with a spindle to …

Advances in ultraprecision diamond turning: techniques, applications, and future trends

AK Adeleke, DJP Montero, EC Ani… - Engineering Science & …, 2024 - fepbl.com
Advances in ultraprecision diamond turning have revolutionized manufacturing processes
across various industries, offering unparalleled precision and surface quality in the …

Development, challenges and future trends on the fabrication of micro-textured surfaces using milling technology

Q Guo, Z Liu, Z Yang, Y Jiang, Y Sun, J Xu… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro-textured surfaces are widely used in aerospace, electronics, biomedical, optics and
other fields due to their excellent properties. By now there are many ways to obtain the …

Review on fast tool servo machining of optical freeform surfaces

L Zhu, Z Li, F Fang, S Huang, X Zhang - The International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Fast tool servo (FTS) in ultra-precision machining (UPM) is an enabling and efficient
technology for fabricating optical freeform surfaces or microstructures with submicrometric …

Development of a piezoelectrically actuated dual-stage fast tool servo

D Zhao, Z Zhu, P Huang, P Guo, LM Zhu… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2020 - Elsevier
By serially combining two piezoelectrically actuated compliant stages, a dual-stage fast tool
servo (FTS) is developed to greatly enhance the trajectory tracking performance of …