
Workshop Program
›Ultra Precision Manufacturing of Aspheres & Freeforms‹
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
10:00-12:00 On-site Presentations @ Fraunhofer IOF
11:30 [Registration & Welcome Snack]
12:00 Opening
Andreas Tünnermann, Ramona Eberhardt › Fraunhofer IOF, Germany
12:20-14:00
Part I: Challenges on Freeform Optics
Partnership in Advancing Freeform Optics
Jannick Rolland › University of Rochester, USA
The Freeform Optics ƒo⁺ Initiative – From Components to Next Generation Systems
Ramona Eberhardt › Fraunhofer IOF, Germany
TNO Examples of Freeform Optical Design
Bob Kruizinga › TNO, The Netherlands
Manufacturing Technologies of Freeform Optical System with Large Aperture
Xin Zhang › Changchun Institute of Optics (CIOMP), China
[Exhibition & Coffee Break]
14:20-16:00
Part II: Metrology
Precision Measurement, Fabrication and Related Technologies for Grazing-incidence X-ray Mirror Optics
Kazuto Yamauchi › Osaka University, Japan
Characterization of Freeform Mirrors Using Light Scattering
Sven Schröder › Fraunhofer IOF, Germany
Diffractive Optics for Precision Alignment of Optical Systems
Jean-Michel Asfour › DIOPTIC, Germany
Improving Low, Mid and High-spatial Frequency Errors on Freeform Optics with ASI + MRF
Paul Dumas › QED Technologies, USA
[Exhibition & Coffee Break]
16:20-18:00
Part III: Manufacturing Technologies
Advances in Freeform Machining with the Use of Fast Tool Servos
Jeff Roblee › AMETEK Precitech, USA
Possibilities and Recent Developments of IBF for Correcting of Small Surface Features
David Schäfer › NTG Neue Technologien, Germany
The Development of Enhanced Enabling Technologies for the Manufacture of Freeform & Structured Optics
Chris Morgan › Moore Nanotechnology Systems, USA
Micro-Laser Assisted Diamond Machining
Deepak Ravindra › Micro-LAM, USA
18:00 Closure
Kevin Füchsel › Fraunhofer IOF, Germany

20:00
Gala Dinner
Kindly sponsored by our partners Carl Zeiss Jena & Qioptiq Photonics.
All attendees are invited to the traditional ›Hotel Schwarzer Bär‹ in the historic city centre of Jena.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
9:00-10:40
Part IV: MSFR of Freeform Surfaces
Modelling the Impact of MSF in Optical Imaging Systems
Greg Forbes › Macquarie University Sydney, Australia
Freeform three Mirror Anastigmat Manufacturing and Metrology
C. Evans, N. Horvath, I. Barron, J. Owen and M. Davies. › University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
The MSF-Zoo - Real World Aspheric and Freeform Examples
Sven Kiontke › asphericon, Germany
Smoothing Effects of Different Polishing Tools to Reduce MSFR Content on Freeform Metal Mirrors
Matthias Beier › Fraunhofer IOF, Germany
[Exhibition & Coffee Break]
11:15-13:00
Part V: MATERIAL ISSUES FOR FREEFORM OPTICS
Development and Application of MRF Polishing Based on Robot Arm
Xuejun Zhang › Changchun Institute of Optics (CIOMP), China
Lightweight Metal Optics Made by Additive Manufacturing
Nils Heidler › Fraunhofer IOF, Germany
Ceramic Freeform Optics Made of MicroCarb
Roland Geyl › Safran REOSC, France
Plasma-assisted, Cost-effective Optical Freeform Manufacturing
Hendrik Paetzelt › Trionplas Technologies, Germany
13:00 Closure
Thomas Bauer › OptoNet e.V., Germany
[Exhibition & Lunch]