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RE: [ATM] How much cell induced deformation is too much?

To: "Stuart Hutchins" <stuart452@earthlink.net>, <atm@atmlist.net>
Subject: RE: [ATM] How much cell induced deformation is too much?
From: "Koehler, Steve" <Steve_Koehler@securecomputing.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:06:06 -0500
Cc: jcmulherin@opticalmechanics.com
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> Why shouldn't a mirror surface be simply specified or certified in
> nanometers?  Waves come in all sizes, but the meter is an unambiguous
> unit,
> and would give a much smaller "circle of confusion".

I thoroughly agree.  Of course, we also need to standardize on surface error
or wavefront error.  I don't know about others, but for me it seems more
natural to talk about wavefront error in waves and surface error in
nanometers.

-- Steve Koehler
   steve_koehler@securecomputing.com


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