Hao SUN, Jian-li QI, Ze-qin LIN, et al. Factors affecting the machining precision of a micro-lens array on a spherical surface in slow tool servo machining[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2018, 26(10): 2516-2526.
DOI:
Hao SUN, Jian-li QI, Ze-qin LIN, et al. Factors affecting the machining precision of a micro-lens array on a spherical surface in slow tool servo machining[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2018, 26(10): 2516-2526. DOI: 10.3788/OPE.20182610.2516.
Factors affecting the machining precision of a micro-lens array on a spherical surface in slow tool servo machining
Ultra-precision slow tool servo (STS) machining can directly generate high-precision continuous and discontinuous freeform surfaces. However
in the fabrication of a micro-lens array (MLA) by STS
a single lens achieves different levels of quality. In addition
the low quality of a single lens may induce the failure of the entire functional component. To study the factors affecting the machining precision of an MLA on a spherical surface in STS
an experimental investigation was conducted. Specifically
the effects of the geometries of the base surface and position of a single lens on the machining precision of an MLA were examined. In the experiments
an MLA was machined by STS into three spherical surfaces having different radii
and Bruker GT-X was used to measure the base surface and micro lenses. The effects of the base surface and lens positions on the surface roughness and form error of a single lens were studied. Experimental results show that the position of the single lens changes the surface topography
surface roughness
and form accuracy of the lenses on the same base surface. In addition
the geometrical information of the base surface changes the machining precision. When the radii of base surfaces are increased from 50 to 150 mm
the surface roughness of the outer circle lens decreases from 75.78 to 69.08 nm (Ra). Therefore
considering the effect of the base surface and lens position on machining precision in the ultra-precision STS machining of MLAs is necessary. This may contribute to improving the precision consistency of MLAs and ensuring proper component function.
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