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Title: Loose abrasive slurries for optical glass lapping

Journal Article · · Applied Optics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.005736· OSTI ID:22036540

Loose abrasive lapping is widely used to prepare optical glass before its final polishing. We carried out a comparison of 20 different slurries from four different vendors. Slurry particle sizes and morphologies were measured. Fused silica samples were lapped with these different slurries on a single side polishing machine and characterized in terms of surface roughness and depth of subsurface damage (SSD). Effects of load, rotation speed, and slurry concentration during lapping on roughness, material removal rate, and SSD were investigated.

OSTI ID:
22036540
Journal Information:
Applied Optics, Vol. 49, Issue 30; Other Information: (c) 2010 Optical Society of America; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6935
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English