title: Water jet: a promising method for cutting optical glass.
abstract: We present an alternative method for cutting optical glass. It works with a high-pressure fluid, carring abrasive powder. This technique offers some advantages over conventional methods that use diamond abrasive covered wires or disks. We make a critical comparison between those two techniques, characterizing cuts with interferometric, polarimetric, and Ronchi testing. The main feature of the water-jet technique is that it allows surface of any shape, already polished, to be cut safely.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciencias de la Materia Condensada de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, Tijuana-Ensenada, México. jsl@ccmc.unam.mx
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salinas-Luna
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Machorro
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Esteban
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nunez