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Tower Optical Corporation Datasheets for Optical Flats

Optical flats or test plates are polished surfaces that are used as references against the flatness of unknown surfaces for comparison. They use the property of interference to measure the flatness of a test surface.
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Precision optical flats are Fused Silica optical components that are used as a reference against which the flatness of an unknown surface can be determined. For less demanding jobs Tower...
The surface flatness of plano elements such as mirrors, prisms and windows can be verified by the use of an interferometer in conjunction with a transmission flat. Transmission flats are...