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Advances in infrared optical design via diamond turning technology
A"diamond turned" mirror or lens surface is generated by conventional lathe and milling operations using a single point diamond tool on numerically controlled machines employing air bearing spindles and slides.1 Components manufactured by this process yield sufficiently accurate surface figure and smoothness for infrared imaging systems in the 3— 5 and 8-12 μm wavebands.
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