It is a substrate made by polishing with high precision a material whose shape changes very little due to temperature change.
It can be used for the original interferometer and the original Newton.
Optical flats are attached with interferometric surface accuracy inspection data.
You can select the necessary optical flat from among the variations which are subdivided by size and various surface accuracy.
Large optical flats with high surface accuracy use materials with lower thermal expansion than synthetic quartz.
The face indicated by the side arrow is a highly polished face.
Optical flats are delivered in a storage case.
Xerodua (R) is a registered trademark of SCHOTT AG.
CLEARCERAM (R) is a registered trademark of O'Hara Co., Ltd.
Wedge boards (WSB/WSSQ/WSSQK) are also available to prevent backside reflections.
Newtonian rings are rainbow-colored stripes formed when an optical flat is brought into close contact with a specimen. The shape and number of these stripes can be used to infer the surface shape of the specimen.
* When used as a Newton master, the sample may be damaged due to contact with the master.
* Use a laser interferometer or the like to inspect items that cannot be scratched.
* The number of fringes in the Newton ring is about twice the PV value of the interferometer analysis result.
* Optical flats are not coated to maintain surface accuracy.
* The surface accuracy of the optical flat may deteriorate if there are cracks or scratches on the edges.
* If there are cracks or mold, please replace it with a new one.