Hi everyone! I am looking to see if anyone knows a US based company that can do crystal cutting and polishing of laser mediums, specifically Alexandrite and CTH:YAG? I need to have several crystals cut and polished.
Thanks,
Ben Steigerwald
Hi everyone! I am looking to see if anyone knows a US based company that can do crystal cutting and polishing of laser mediums, specifically Alexandrite and CTH:YAG? I need to have several crystals cut and polished.
Thanks,
Ben Steigerwald
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If you know of any glass studios (flame work) alot of them have lapidary wheels but not as nice a jewelers wheels with programmable precision angle heads. Another choice would be to ask a jeweler in your area (a real one not a mall jeweler). Faceting takes a long time by hand and any slight movement can screw us your facet, you need to have a set of diamond wheels, and work down to using cotton + cerium oxide (it is also a big mess). I faceted a bunch of glass beads a few years ago, it is a lot of work to get it back to optical quality!
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Laser (the acronym derived from Light Amplification by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation) is a spectacular manifestation of this process. It is a source which emits a kind of light of unrivaled purity and intensity not found in any of the previously known sources of radiation. - Lasers & Non-Linear Optics, B.B. Laud.
http://www.kenteklaserstore.com/
http://www.eoc-inc.com/cutting_polishing.htm
Simple technique for polishing laser rods
Opt. Eng., Vol. 42, 1076 (2003)
http://www.crytur.cz/main_win.php?id=20
http://www.southbaytech.com/appnotes...%20Methods.PDF
Make sure you maintain the factory optical axis of the rod when you do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!