Germanium Lens Blank Cutting: The Process That Determines Your Final Lens Quality
Every germanium lens starts as a cylindrical ingot, and the first real manufacturing decision — how you cut that ingot into blanks — sets the ceiling for everything that follows. A blank with subsurface micro-cracks won’t survive grinding. A blank with uneven thickness will never meet the TTV spec no matter how good your lapping […]
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