Optics Manufacturing
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E：Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 2481
Special Issue Editor
Interests: optics manufacturing; laser materials processing; laser–matter interactions; glasses and glassy media; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is said that for improving the imaging quality of telescopes, Galileo Galilei acquired the skills of contemporary lens making. This exemplifies the importance of optics manufacturing for advances in research and technology. Nowadays, optical components and systems have to be adapted to modern needs and applications, as is the case, for example, in UV optics, laser technology, and microsystems. Hence, novel approaches and methods are required for expanding the possibilities of optics manufacturing. For example, plasma-, ion beam-, and laser-based techniques, as well as a number of other physical or chemical processes, were developed recently.
The aim of this Special Issues is to provide a platform for exchanging such pioneering ideas and novel approaches in optics manufacturing. This includes new insights in tool–material interactions, manufacturing-induced surface modifications, and the contamination of optical media, i.e., mainly glass. This Special Issue is thus intended to be a survey of both classical and promising novel manufacturing methods and approaches as well as an exploration of the corresponding or underlying mechanisms on the work piece surface.
Prof. Dr. Christoph Gerhard
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- optics manufacturing
- grinding
- polishing
- lasers and plasmas
- glasses
- polymers
- micro-optics
