Single point diamond turning is a manufacturing technique for producing precision optical components including off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors, off-axis elliptical (OAE) mirrors, spherical and aspheric lenses, and flatwork. Sherlan Opics offers build-to-print or custom capabilities to meet your specific application needs and diamond turns components out of metals, crystalline materials, and plastics. Whether standard or custom, our expert optical design and diamond turning staff can develop customized solutions incorporating custom sizes and shapes, a variety of metal mirror coatings, or other modifications.
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Diamond Turning Capabilities |
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Commercial | Precision | High Precision | |
Reflected Wavefront Error (P – V @ 632nm) | λ | λ/2 | λ/8 |
Surface Quality | 80-50 | 60-40 | 40-20 |
Surface Roughness (RMS) Metals* |
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150Å | 100Å | <30Å |
Diamond Turning Specifications | |
Geometries | Off-Axis Parabolas, Off-Axis Ellipses, Spherical Surfaces, Aspheric Surfaces, |
Angles | 0 – 90° |
Diameter (Off-Axis): Diameter (On-Axis): |
2 – 254mm 8 – 254mm |
Coatings | Uncoated, Protected Aluminum (450 nm – 20 µm), Protected Silver (450 nm – 20 µm), Protected Gold (800 nm – 20 µm) and Bare Gold, Silver and Aluminum. UV Enhanced Aluminum is also available. |
Materials | Metals (Aluminum, Copper, Brass, and Nickel-Plated Surfaces), Crystalline Materials (Germanium, Silicon, Calcium Fluoride, and Zinc Selenide) |
Surface Roughness (RMS): Crystalline Materials and Plastics | |
Diameter: 1/4″ – 8″ | <50Å |