Optimax has documented various subject matters in key
areas of interest that are essential to manufacturing optics, such as
tolerancing, machining technology, and metrology. Explanation of
processes, what is behind the process, and how to improve the processes
are recorded in technical notes, articles, and white papers. These documents
are
made available, provided by the links below.
Place your cursor over the title for an abstract of each paper.
Lens Tolerancing and Inspection
Optical System Design - Optical Manufacturing Considerations
Centration Tolerances The Mechanical Attributes of a Lens
Radius Tolerancing
Surface Irregularity
Optical Glass: Substitutes Versus Equivalents
Considerations in Manufacturing Cemented Assemblies
Assembly Method Considerations for Cemented Assemblies
Lens-Edging Tolerance
The Cost of Tolerancing
Aspheric Optics
Specifying, Manufacturing and Measuring Aspheric Lens - Part I
Specifying, Manufacturing and Measuring Aspheric Lens - Part II
Asphere Metrology Matrix
Introduction to Asphere Metrology
Aspheric glass lens modeling and machining
Innovative Optics Manufacturing
Vibe: A New Process for High Speed Polishing of Optical Elements
VIBE™ finishing to remove mid-spatial frequency ripple
Transmitted Wavefront Error Correction
Better Polishing through Chemistry
Varying electro-kinetic interactions to achieve ..... on ZnS
Increased UV transmission by improving the manufacturing process for FS
Specification and Control of Mid-Spatial Frequency Wavefront Errors in Optical Systems
Manufacturability study of CLEARCERAM® (T008) compared to other low CTE materials
Advances in ALON™ Optical Component Fabrication
Zygo's PVr Software provides more accurate surface metrology data:
Optimax as a Business
Operating A Business
Optimax' Fun-Loving CEO
MCC and Optics Manufacturers Launch New Job Training Program
Many gain from one MBA grad's classroom experience
= Book Excerpt
= Technical Note
= Conference Proceeding
= Article
Place your cursor over the title for an abstract of each paper.
Lens Tolerancing and Inspection
Optical System Design - Optical Manufacturing Considerations Centration Tolerances - Further reading from Zemax: How to Tolerance for Element Roll
The Mechanical Attributes of a Lens
Radius Tolerancing Surface Irregularity Optical Glass: Substitutes Versus Equivalents Considerations in Manufacturing Cemented Assemblies Assembly Method Considerations for Cemented Assemblies
Lens-Edging Tolerance The Cost of TolerancingAspheric Optics
Specifying, Manufacturing and Measuring Aspheric Lens - Part I Specifying, Manufacturing and Measuring Aspheric Lens - Part II Asphere Metrology Matrix Introduction to Asphere Metrology
Aspheric glass lens modeling and machiningInnovative Optics Manufacturing
Vibe: A New Process for High Speed Polishing of Optical Elements VIBE™ finishing to remove mid-spatial frequency ripple Transmitted Wavefront Error Correction Better Polishing through Chemistry
Varying electro-kinetic interactions to achieve ..... on ZnS
Increased UV transmission by improving the manufacturing process for FS
Specification and Control of Mid-Spatial Frequency Wavefront Errors in Optical Systems
Manufacturability study of CLEARCERAM® (T008) compared to other low CTE materials
Advances in ALON™ Optical Component FabricationZygo's PVr Software provides more accurate surface metrology data:
- AN-0037A PVr - A Robust Amplitude Parameter
- AN-0040A Understanding the PV Specification 102008
- 0904 PVr Optical Engineering
Optimax as a Business
Operating A Business Optimax' Fun-Loving CEO MCC and Optics Manufacturers Launch New Job Training Program Many gain from one MBA grad's classroom experience = Book Excerpt
= Technical Note
= Conference Proceeding
= Article