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Materials Evolving for Lighter, Stiffer Optics

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Hank Hogan, Contributing Editor, [email protected]

Building better optical materials will impact applications in high-energy lasers, consumer devices and more. For optical materials, less can be more: Coatings that reflect less could lead to displays that are brighter and can be seen over a wider angle. Materials that expand or contract less as the temperature fluctuates could lead to better optics. Equally important could be lightweight materials that move less. “One basically wants very stiff optical systems, but with as low a total mass as possible,” said Marc Tricard, managing director of precision optics for Zygo...Read full article

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