Study on optical freeform surface manufacturing of progressive addition lens based on fast tool servo

Abstract

Abstract. Progressive addition lens (PAL) is currently the state-of-the-art in multifocal correction visual for freeform lens. The PAL is used to correct presbyopia by the distributing optical powers of the three zones, which are far zone, near zone and intermediate zone. As the dioptre of progressive zone varies continuously, the lenses realize simultaneously far view and near view by a pair of glasses. Because the PAL is a freeform surface with a variable radius of curvature, complex shape, processing difficulties, low efficiency, big fluctuation of interpolation error and so on. In this paper, the design surface is discretized by the constant angle method and compensates the path of the diamond tool nose radius with AKIMA interpolation method, which can identify the machine tool of the tool locus, and exploitable fast tool servo technology controls the diamond tools movement and path. MATLAB simulation results show that this method is generally more approximate to the ideal trajectory, which is not only to ensure that surface profile accuracy, but also meet the requirements of the processing efficiency and better control the surface profile.

Simplified Geometric Approach to Freeform Beam Shaper Design

“…Until recently, the symmetry (rotational or translational) of optical components was the key manufacturability requirement due to the limitations of nonsymmetrical (freeform) optical surfaces fabrication. is has changed however in recent years, which can be easily noticed through the common availability of progressive lenses [9,10]. Capabilities of precise multiaxis machine tools increased to the level where completely asymmetrical optics can be manufactured [11,12].…”