TY - PAT
T1 - Method of Making Optics Element
AU - Ulmer, Melville
AU - Vaynman, Semyon
N1 - filingdate: 2005-6-23
issueddate: 2011-1-25
Status: published
attorneydocketnumber: 2003-130-02
PY - 2006/8/17
Y1 - 2006/8/17
N2 - Electroform/Plasma-Spray Laminates for Large-area, Light-weight Optics
NU 2003-130
Inventors
Melville P. Ulmer*
Michael E. Graham
Semyon Vaynman
Short Description
A fast and cost-effective fabrication method for high-quality light-weight optics elements used in astronomy optical and other commercial devices.
Abstracts
Northwestern researchers developed a fast and cost-effective method for fabricating light-weight optics elements used in optical/IR telescopes and X-ray mirrors. Astronomy and space community necessitate large-area optical devices with high-performance, minimal mass and affordable fabrication techniques. Other commercial optical devices composed of large numbers of segments also require light-weight elements with high-quality and low fabrication cost. Northwestern's patented technology uses the electroform/plasma-spray technique as a novel replication and lamination process to satisfy this constant need. In this process, the plasma-spraying is directly applied on the metallic layer electroformed on the master. This efficient process produces high-quality optics elements with mechanical strength at low cost. This process is applicable to various layer structures, geometric configurations and material compositions. Process conditions can be easily tuned for optimal performance.
Applications:
o Light-weight large-area optics for space-mission and astronomy community
o Optical/IR telescope
o X-ray mirrors
o Fast and cost-effective fabrication of replica optics
Advantages:
o Fast and cost-effective fabrication process
o Light-weight, strong, low-thermal-expansion optical components
o General applicability to optics with different structures and material compositions
Publications
M. P. Ulmer, et al, "Advances in the use of plasma spraying for the fabrication of light weight X-ray optics", Proc. SPIE 5533, Advances in Mirror Technology for X-Ray, EUV Lithography, Laser, and Other Applications II, 93, October 18, 2004, doi:10.1117/12.560421,
M. P. Ulmer, et al, "Production and performance of multilayer-coated conical x-ray mirrors", Appl. Opt. 42, 6945-6952 (2003).
IP Status
Issued US patent No. 7,874,060.
Marketing Contact
Arjan Quist, PhD
Invention Associate
(p): 847-467-0305
(e): [email protected]
AB - Electroform/Plasma-Spray Laminates for Large-area, Light-weight Optics
NU 2003-130
Inventors
Melville P. Ulmer*
Michael E. Graham
Semyon Vaynman
Short Description
A fast and cost-effective fabrication method for high-quality light-weight optics elements used in astronomy optical and other commercial devices.
Abstracts
Northwestern researchers developed a fast and cost-effective method for fabricating light-weight optics elements used in optical/IR telescopes and X-ray mirrors. Astronomy and space community necessitate large-area optical devices with high-performance, minimal mass and affordable fabrication techniques. Other commercial optical devices composed of large numbers of segments also require light-weight elements with high-quality and low fabrication cost. Northwestern's patented technology uses the electroform/plasma-spray technique as a novel replication and lamination process to satisfy this constant need. In this process, the plasma-spraying is directly applied on the metallic layer electroformed on the master. This efficient process produces high-quality optics elements with mechanical strength at low cost. This process is applicable to various layer structures, geometric configurations and material compositions. Process conditions can be easily tuned for optimal performance.
Applications:
o Light-weight large-area optics for space-mission and astronomy community
o Optical/IR telescope
o X-ray mirrors
o Fast and cost-effective fabrication of replica optics
Advantages:
o Fast and cost-effective fabrication process
o Light-weight, strong, low-thermal-expansion optical components
o General applicability to optics with different structures and material compositions
Publications
M. P. Ulmer, et al, "Advances in the use of plasma spraying for the fabrication of light weight X-ray optics", Proc. SPIE 5533, Advances in Mirror Technology for X-Ray, EUV Lithography, Laser, and Other Applications II, 93, October 18, 2004, doi:10.1117/12.560421,
M. P. Ulmer, et al, "Production and performance of multilayer-coated conical x-ray mirrors", Appl. Opt. 42, 6945-6952 (2003).
IP Status
Issued US patent No. 7,874,060.
Marketing Contact
Arjan Quist, PhD
Invention Associate
(p): 847-467-0305
(e): [email protected]
M3 - Patent
M1 - 7874060
ER -