Re: home-made mirrors

From: Níkola Heímpel (niki0704_at_nurfuerspam.de)
Date: 08/12/04


Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:58:41 +0200

Bob May wrote:

> Sputtered surfaces are not good to use for optical purposes. The normal is
> to vacuum deposit aluminum on the surfaces which is a different process from
> sputtering.

Can you tell me what the (microscopic) differences in the coating would
be? Is sputtering not homogenous enough?
Nikola



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