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Surface Manufacturing and Treatment
Chapter 12
12. Surface Manufacturing
and Treatment
Jérôme Néauport and Philippe Cormont
12.1 Introduction
ere are a wide variety of optic components varying widely in shape and material.
ewavelength, the end purpose, and the system constraints will induce the laser system
designer to use one or other of these components. More generally, an optical component
consists of a material the surface or surfaces of which are shaped to meet a given optic
function: a spherical polished glass surface for light focusing, diamond-turned metal to
reect incident beams, and a structured surface for light diraction. e ...