Case Study:
Advanced Nanoscale Surface Technology™ Applied to Produce ScatterStop™ Al Mirrors
Offerings:
- 1″ to 6″ plano mirrors, 90% CA
- Round, elliptical, rectangular
- Larger sizes on case-by-case basis
- Components made to order
- High precision finishing services also available
Results:
- < 20 Å rms on monolithic 6061-T6 Al
- Other alloys on case-by-case basis
- Isotropic surface
- Better than λ/10 rms surface figure
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Typical Diamond Turned Al Mirror 77.7 Å rms finish |
ScatterStop Al Mirror 5.3 Å rms finish |
Benefits:
- ScatterStop reduces errors across spatial frequencies
- Comparable performance to Al on glass without the issues of weight and mounting complexity
- Better performance than Ni on Al without the bimetallic effects
- Superior performance compared to traditional single point diamond turned Al
- Higher reflectance of Al
- Use 6061-T6 Al for VIS and UV applications
- Eliminate bimetallic stresses from CTE mismatches
Please contact our team for more information.
