Improving surface figure and microroughness of IR materials and diamond turned surfaces with magnetorheological finishing (MRF)

Christopher Supranowitz; Christopher Hall; Paul Dumas; Bob Hallock

doi:10.1117/12.719792

2 May 2007 Improving surface figure and microroughness of IR materials and diamond turned surfaces with magnetorheological finishing (MRF)

Christopher Supranowitz, Christopher Hall, Paul Dumas, Bob Hallock

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Proceedings Volume 6545, Window and Dome Technologies and Materials X; 65450S (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719792
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Optics manufactured for infrared (IR) applications are commonly produced using single point diamond turning (SPDT). SPDT can efficiently produce spherical and aspheric surfaces with microroughness and figure error that is often acceptable for use in this region of the spectrum. The tool marks left by the diamond turning process cause high surface microroughness that can degrade performance when used in the visible region of the spectrum. For multispectral and high precision IR applications, surface figure may also need to be improved beyond the capabilities of the SPDT process. Magnetorheological finishing (MRF®) is a deterministic, subaperture polishing technology that has proven to be very successful at simultaneously improving both surface microroughness and surface figure on spherical, aspheric, and most recently, freeform surfaces. MRF has been used on many diamond turned IR materials to significantly reduce surface microroughness from tens of nanometers to below 1 nm. MRF has also been used to successfully correct figure error on several IR materials that are not diamond turnable. This paper will show that the combination of SPDT and MRF technologies enable the manufacture of high precision surfaces on a variety of materials including calcium fluoride, silicon, and nickel-plated aluminum. Results will be presented for microroughness reduction and surface figure improvement, as well as for smoothing of diamond turning marks on an off-axis part. Figure correction results using MRF will also be presented for several other IR materials including sapphire, germanium, AMTIR, zinc sulfide, and polycrystalline alumina (PCA).

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Christopher Supranowitz, Christopher Hall, Paul Dumas, and Bob Hallock "Improving surface figure and microroughness of IR materials and diamond turned surfaces with magnetorheological finishing (MRF)", Proc. SPIE 6545, Window and Dome Technologies and Materials X, 65450S (2 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719792

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