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Achieving precise optical surfaces: manufacturing processes

Author: François LEPRÊTRE

Publication date: October 10, 2011, Review date: June 29, 2017

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3. How do you select technologies?

3.1 Which technologies for which materials?

This section summarizes the possible uses of each technology, depending on the material of the surface to be polished: glass, plastic, infrared material, mirror material.

A "typical" but not exhaustive sample of materials is selected. For each of these materials, the most suitable technology, a possible technology and technologies not currently suitable are indicated in the table 2 .

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