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Extremely flat piece of optical-grade glass
An optical flat is an optical-grade piece of glass lapped and polished to be extremely flat on one or both sides, usually within a few tens of nanometres. They are used with a monochromatic light to determine the flatness of other surfaces, by means of wave interference. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Optical flatA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Flat Optical Frequency Comb Generator Based on Integrated Lithium Niobate ModulatorsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Surface Characterization for Computer Disc WafersThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Flat Optics: Controlling Wavefronts With Optical Antenna MetasurfacesCited 291 times
- Go sideways: White light interferometryA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Bragg planeA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A disk of high-quality quartz glass having at least one side ground and polished with a deviation in flatness less than 50 nanometers all over, and a surface quality of 5 microfinish or less; used, in an interferometer, to measure the flatness of other surfaces.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Flat Optics: Controlling Wavefronts With Optical Antenna Metasurfaces
Absolute Calibration Of An Optical Flat
Flat optical frequency comb generation and its application for optical waveform generation
Determining topological charge of an optical beam using a wedged optical flat
Flat-band ferromagnetism in the multilayer Lieb optical lattice
Flat Bands and Chiral Optical Response of Moiré Insulators
Flat-Spectrum Radio Sources with Faint Optical Counterparts
Optical identifications of Parkes sources with flat spectra
🆕 Influential since 2022
Flat Optical Frequency Comb Generator Based on Integrated Lithium Niobate Modulators
Topological Flat Bands in Strained Graphene: Substrate Engineering and Optical Control
Optical response of two-dimensional Dirac materials with a flat band
Design of Microstructured Flat Optical Fiber for Multiaxial Strain Monitoring in Composite Materials
Generation of Flat Optical Frequency Comb Using Cascaded PMs With Combined Harmonics
📚 Books worth reading
Surface Characterization for Computer Disc WafersJohn C. Stover · 1999
Flatness, roughness, and discrete defects characterization for computer disks, wafers, and flat panel displays IIJohn C. Stover · 1998- 📕A summary report on the Flat-Plate Solar Array Project Workshop on Transparent Conducting PolymersFlat-Plate Solar Array Project Workshop on Transparent Conducting Polymers (1985 Santa Barbara, Calif.) · 1985
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