Toolroom CAD technologies applied to the manufacture of QO systems

Recent progress in porting Gaussian Beam-Mode routines into complex 3-D mechanical CAD software and the direct feed of machining data into High Speed Milling machines has allowed the design and manufacture of complex Quasi-Optical structures. The use of CAD allows the worry-free design of non-orthog...

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Main Authors: Wylde, R.J., Walker, T.J., Froud, S.T.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Design automation
Feeds
Materials
Mirrors
Optical distortion
Particle beams
Software
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Summary:Recent progress in porting Gaussian Beam-Mode routines into complex 3-D mechanical CAD software and the direct feed of machining data into High Speed Milling machines has allowed the design and manufacture of complex Quasi-Optical structures. The use of CAD allows the worry-free design of non-orthogonal beam paths, often reducing the amount of distortion caused by off-axis mirrors.
ISSN:2162-2027
DOI:10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665544