Manufacture Of Optical Coatings Research Articles

Optical coatings – precision engineering on non-flat surfaces

Manufacturing of optical coatings is about the precise deposition of material and its control on the nanometer scale. This has to be achieved for a stack of multiple layers with a total thickness that can reach several micrometer. In addition, this has to be maintained for the complete functional area. In this contribution we demonstrate a process capable of delivering these accuracies not only to flat but also to curved surfaces.

Ion-beam etching for the precise manufacture of optical coatings: erratum

In our previous publication [ Poitras . Appl. Opt.42, 4037–4044 (2003)], an incorrect version of Fig. 8 was printed. The correct version of the figure is presented here.