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Optical Surfaces Ltd.

GB
commercial
United Kingdom
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Optical Surfaces Ltd. has produced large diameter custom lenses for leading research establishments, government institutions, and industrial organizations worldwide for decades.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 23, 2023Large diameter custom and prototype lenses offered by Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. can routinely achieve surface roughness of less than 1 nm rms.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 23, 2023Large diameter custom and prototype lenses offered by Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. can routinely achieve a surface accuracy better than lambda/20 p.v.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 23, 2023Large diameter custom and prototype lenses offered by Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. can routinely achieve smoothness of 10/5 scratch/dig on large diameter lenses.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 23, 2023Large diameter custom and prototype lenses offered by Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. works in a thermally stable manufacturing environment and uses high-stability materials such as Zerodur and Fused Silica.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 23, 2023Large diameter custom and prototype lenses offered by Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. produces high precision singlets, doublets, meniscus, cylindrical, and aspheric lenses up to 0.6 m (0.61 m) in diameter.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 23, 2023Large diameter custom and prototype lenses offered by Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd.'s reference stops reduce the required installation and alignment time to an absolute minimum.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 5, 2023Optical Surfaces’ approach to beam expander design aids alignment

Optical Surfaces Ltd.'s pre-aligned modules provide a time-, space-, and cost-saving solution for beam expansion for optics up to 0.5 m in diameter.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 5, 2023Optical Surfaces’ approach to beam expander design aids alignment

Optical Surfaces Ltd. provides each customer with mounted beam expander mirror modules with all freedoms of movement fixed to give an accurate starting point for alignment.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductJul 5, 2023Optical Surfaces’ approach to beam expander design aids alignment

Optical Surfaces Ltd. supplies three reference stops with each mounted pair of pre-aligned mirrors.

Mentioned as: optical surfaces ltdNarrative GeneralJul 5, 2023Optical Surfaces’ approach to beam expander design aids alignment

Optical Surfaces Ltd. supplies modular beam expander assembly components that include mounted primary and secondary mirrors pre-set to the correct positions for experiments relative to a 25×0.025 m M6 standard optical table hole pattern.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Narrative GeneralJul 5, 2023Optical Surfaces’ approach to beam expander design aids alignment

Optical Surfaces Ltd. can achieve surface micro-roughness of less than 1 nm using its polishing techniques.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Narrative GeneralMay 3, 2023Optimized mounts for wedged back mirrors debut from Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. wedged back paraboloid mounts provide a secure and stable platform for mirror diameters from 0.05 m to 0.2 m.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Org RelationshipMay 3, 2023Optimized mounts for wedged back mirrors debut from Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. constructs its wedged back paraboloid mounts from black anodized aluminum.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductMay 3, 2023Optimized mounts for wedged back mirrors debut from Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. proprietary polishing techniques can achieve off-axis angle limits around 25 to 30 degrees depending on required surface accuracy.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Org RelationshipMay 3, 2023Optimized mounts for wedged back mirrors debut from Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. manufacturing workshops and test facilities are ISO 9001-2015 approved and located deep underground in tunnels excavated in solid chalk.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Org RelationshipMay 3, 2023Optimized mounts for wedged back mirrors debut from Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. routinely produces off-axis parabolic mirrors with surface accuracy to lambda/20 peak-to-valley depending upon off-axis angles.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductMay 3, 2023Optimized mounts for wedged back mirrors debut from Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. underground facilities provide naturally thermally stable temperatures and extremely low vibration for quantifiable and reliable testing of high precision optical components and mounted mirrors.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductMay 3, 2023Optimized mounts for wedged back mirrors debut from Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. launched a mounting system that provides a highly stable platform for wedged, back off-axis parabolic mirrors.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Technical ProductMay 3, 2023Optimized mounts for wedged back mirrors debut from Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. operates ISO 9001-2015 approved manufacturing workshops and test facilities located deep underground in tunnels excavated in solid chalk.

Mentioned as: Optical Surfaces Ltd.Narrative GeneralJul 11, 2022Optical Surfaces producing flat mirrors for satellite telescope performance verifications
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