| Issue |
J. Eur. Opt. Society-Rapid Publ.
Volume 18, Number 1, 2022
EOSAM 2021
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| Article Number | 2 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jeos/2022002 | |
| Published online | 03 June 2022 | |
Short Communication
Generalized large optics fabrication multiplexing
1
James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
2
Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, Univ. of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
3
Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
4
School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China
5
National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, PO Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973, USA
6
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
* Corresponding author: dkim@optics.arizona.edu
Received:
20
April
2022
Accepted:
25
April
2022
High precision astronomical optics are manufactured through deterministic computer controlled optical surfacing processes, such as subaperture small tool polishing, magnetorheological finishing, bonnet tool polishing, and ion beam figuring. Due to the small tool size and the corresponding tool influence function, large optics fabrication is a highly time-consuming process. The framework of multiplexed figuring runs for the simultaneous use of two or more tools is presented. This multiplexing process increases the manufacturing efficiency and reduces the overall cost using parallelized subaperture tools.
Key words: Computer controlled optical surfacing / Multiplexing / Dwell time / Concurrent tools
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