Requirements for high-performance optics are continously increasing. As a result, substrate geometries and coatings grow more and more complex, posing challenges with respect to precision optics manufacturing, deposition technology and metrology as well as cost effectiveness and lead times. Navigating these constraints can be demanding, especially for beginners in the field. Possible issues, trade-offs and lessons learned will be presented here.
This tutorial will concern at least the following TOMs:
TOM3: Optical System Design, Tolerancing and Manufacturing
TOM7: Ultrafast Phenomena
TOM10: Applications of Optics and Photonics