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Title: Optical structuring and finishing toward mid-spatial-frequency error reduction using femtosecond lasers
We demonstrate nano-structuring and the reduction of mid-spatial-frequency errors using femtosecond laser figuring and finishing. For the first time, to the best of our knowledge, we have corrected mid-spatial-frequency errors from 17 nm to one nanometer in magnitude. We established a method for creating and predicting periodic nanostructures. This demonstration opens the path of using femtosecond lasers to correct surface errors that inherently result from sub-aperture manufacturing techniques.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1822049 2310640
PAR ID:
10572301
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Optica Publishing Group
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Optics Letters
Volume:
49
Issue:
6
ISSN:
0146-9592
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1560
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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