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A Novel Fluorescence Based Method of Assessing Subsurface Damage in Optical Materials
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Author
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Williams, Wesley
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Materials science, Optics
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Description
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Lapping and polishing are loose abrasive finishing processes that have been used to achieve critical surface parameters in optical materials for centuries. These processes remove material from the surface through a variety of mechanical and chemic...
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DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF VORTEX MACHINING
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Author
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Howard, Stephen
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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This dissertation presents work done in investigation of a novel polishing process called Vortex Machining. Vortex Machining uses an oscillating probe to induce vortices in a polishing slurry above a workpiece, thereby removing material in regions...
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FIBER BASED TOOLS FOR POLISHING OPTICAL MATERIALS
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Author
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Shahinian, Hossein
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Optics
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Description
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In this dissertation, the development of alternative fiber based polishing tools for the finishing of precision freeform and aspherical optics is introduced. Freeform and aspherical optics, i.e. optics with varying radius of curvatures (ROC), are ...