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Dates: June 24-27, 2002 Registration: Monday at 8:00 a.m. Location: Center for Opto-Electronics and Imaging (COI) and Center for Optics Manufacturing (COM) South Campus University of Rochester Tuition fee: $1,150 if registering before 5/1/02; $1,250 if registering after 5/1/02 (full course notes provided)
New Machines, Tools and Processes for Modern Optics Manufacturing provides an extensive four day overview of the emerging technologies that will shape optics manufacturing in this century. Designed for those who must decide how to gain a competitive manufacturing advantage, the course is organized into 20 talks and tutorials that describe the new computer-aided machines and deterministic manufacturing processes that are redefining industry capabilities. New approaches and insights based on materials and manufacturing science are provided to improve classical optical fabrication and introduce new manufacturing concepts. Course topics include: evaluating polishing pitch, predicting rms surface roughness and subsurface damage depth, vibration analysis of CNC machines for optics manufacturing, and interferometric form metrology. Hear about the latest advances in diamond turning, the manufacture of polymer optics, and molding glass optics. Discover where optical tolerances come from, and learn how to recruit students into optical engineering careers. The program is very intensive and interactive, providing two full afternoons of demonstration laboratory sessions on CNC generation of aspheres and conformal optics, magnetorheological finishing (MRF), and modern optics metrology. Each participant receives a complete set of program notes. Advance registration is required; this course is available only as a four-day package. Registered attendees should report to the lobby of the Center for Opto-Electronics and Imaging, 240 East River Road (South Campus) on Monday morning, June 24, at 8:00 a.m.
ALG 200 CNC Processing Center by Schneider Optikmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG
6/25 Tuesday
What mechanics and materials science can do for optics manufacturing (Lambropoulos) - The elastic (Young's modulus E), plastic (hardness H), and fracture (fracture toughness Kc) properties of brittle materials and simple micromechanics models may be applied toward understanding optics manufacturing phenomena such as loose and bonded abrasive microgrinding. These ideas allow us to predict the surface quality resulting from various optics manufacturing operations. How diamond tools work glass (Funkenbusch) - Characterization of tool surfaces and properties, as well as examination of the glass surface, can be used to understand the grinding process and to diagnose / trouble-shoot problems. Vibration analysis of CNC machines for optics manufacturing (Gracewski) - This presentation will provide an overview of vibration measurement techniques and discuss features on microground optical surfaces that are caused by vibrations. Lunch w/ speakers Afternoon Demonstration Labs #1 - Deterministic microgrinding (DMG) of spheres, aspheres, and conformal optics (Schoen, Fess, Gracewski) Ring tool DMG of spheres Contour tool DMG of aspheres Conformal optics Spindle vibration analysis Subsurface damage measurement #2 - Material science and classical optics fabrication (Cumbo, Richardson, Maltsev) Glass melting, annealing, and forming Glass microhardness and fracture toughness Grinding slurries and laps; polishing on pitch and polyurethane /20 parts from planetary or continuous polishers _____________________________ Evening Open
4:50 pm Center for Optics Manufacturing Reception and Open House Sponsored by Schneider Optical Machines for more information on COM, visit our website: www.opticsexcellence.org
6/27 Thursday
Survey of comme rcial systems for optics manufacturing (Lindquist) - The demand for flexible, high precision manufacturing has produced a broad array of CNC controlled machine centers. This survey will introduce and discuss state-of-the-art spherical and aspherical optics manufacturing equipment and processes from one manufacturers perspective. Optical polishing pitch (Gillman/DeGroote) - Several aspects of optical polishing pitch will be discussed, including important pitch properties and how they are measured. Case studies will be used to illustrate common pitch problems and lessons learned in solving them. Diffractive- and micro-optics fabrication and applications (Morris) Fabrication methods to produce high performance diffractive- and microoptics components and subsystems are described. Several important application areas will be discussed, including laser printing systems, broadband imaging, head-mounted displays, novel anti-reflection surfaces, and polarization components. Lunch w/ speakers