Analysis of Polishing Mechanism and Characteristics of Aspherical Lens with MR Polishing
At a Glance
Section titled âAt a Glanceâ| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2015-06-30 |
| Journal | Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers |
| Authors | Jungwon Lee, MyeongâWoo Cho, Seok-Jae Ha, KwangâPyo Hong, Yong-Kyu Cho |
| Citations | 3 |
Abstract
Section titled âAbstractâThe aspherical lens was designed to be able to array a focal point. For this reason, it has very curved surface. The aspherical lens is fabricated by injection molding or diamond turning machine. With the aspherical lens, tool marks and surface roughness affect the optical characteristics, such as transmissivity. However, it is difficult to polish free form surface shapes uniformly with conventional methods. Therefore, in this paper, the ultra-precision polishing method with MR fluid was used to polish an aspherical lens with 4-axis position control systems. A Tool path and polishing mechanism were developed to polish the aspherical lens shape. An MR polishing experiment was performed using a generated tool path with a PMMA aspherical lens after the turning process. As a result, surface roughness was improved from <TEX>$R_a=40.99nm$</TEX>, <TEX>$R_{max}=357.1nm$</TEX> to <TEX>$R_a=4.54nm$</TEX>, <TEX>$R_{max}=35.72nm$</TEX>. Finally, the MR polishing system can be applied to the finishing process of fabrication of the aspherical lens.