Does Antares Optics certify every mirror it sells. Does it give Zygo interferograms with every mirror?
Yes we do. Antares Optics was the first to certify every mirror it sells. We own several Zygo Phase Measuring interferometers, including our new 12 inch GPI. (see about us) Most other suppliers only use the sample method. We know this doesn’t work very consistently. How do we know this? We make the mirrors! We block grind and polish the substrates. Then we test them before and after de-blocking. We reject all polished substrates with a less than 1/15 wave PV value. We then send them to coating, and we measure the flatness again after coating to make sure the coating process was successful.
