Abstract:
Consideration is given to the issues arising in the production of flat optical elements for millimetre and submillimetre ranges on commercial industrial machines with numerical control. A method for the production of flat optical elements on a numerically controlled turning machine is described, together with the appropriate algorithm. Much attention is paid to the technical details of making a cylindrical lens on a numerically controlled milling machine. Methods enabling the production of flat optical elements with specified accuracy on such a machine are described, as well as algorithms for control programs. The flat optical elements produced by these methods on commercial numerically controlled machines are briefly described.

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