Optics Design and Precision Manufacturing Technologies

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: Selected from the Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Conference on Optics Manufacture 2007 (co-organized by Tsinghua U. Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan, Harbin Institute of Technology in China, and the U. of Huddersfield in the UK), the 235 peer reviewed papers in this two-volume set present recent research findings and developments in the areas of optical design, advanced optics manufacturing technology, and optical measurement. A few examples of topics addressed include diamond turning freeform optics, machining of micro-structured optical molds, manufacturing process optimizing of lightguiding plate for soft computing, absolute measurement of aspheric surfaces using white-light interferometry, analytical calculation of the light extraction efficiency of micro cavities light-emitting diodes, ultraprecision ductile-regime cutting of optical glass, kinematics calibration of parallel kinematic machine using a developed double-ball bar gauge, effects of the tool angles on the machined surface quality of KDP crystal in diamond turning, laser patterning indium tin oxide thin films on glass substrates, stiffness analysis for a novel parallel-robot based high-precision flexible assembly fixture, and advanced smart high ratio zoom system with global optimization.