Novel process for figuring and polishing diamond surfaces

Sandor Holly; Nicholas Koumvakalis

doi:10.1117/12.180903

28 July 1994 Novel process for figuring and polishing diamond surfaces

Sandor Holly, Nicholas Koumvakalis

Proceedings Volume 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180903
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, 1993, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

A novel method for figuring and polishing diamond surfaces is described. It is a three step process, consisting of (1) a diffusion smoothing step using carbon reaction with certain materials at elevated temperatures (such as hot iron, molten rare earth metals, etc.), (2) a laser polishing and figuring step where UV laser ablation actively coupled with in situ interferometry provides the desired diamond figure and (3) an ion beam assisted superpolishing step, where ion beam technology is used to provide the final surface finish.

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Sandor Holly and Nicholas Koumvakalis "Novel process for figuring and polishing diamond surfaces", Proc. SPIE 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, (28 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180903

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