New materials for new applications (metamaterials, composites, plastics, crystals, glasses, lightweight materials, ceramics, carbides, chalcogenides, UV optical materials, additive manufacturing)
Material properties and the response to fabrication processes
Gradient optics
Advancements in traditional materials
Grinding and Polishing
Grinding, precision grinding, diamond turning and milling, ultrasound assisted machining, vibration assisted polishing, processing of edges
New ideas in traditional (pitch) polishing, magnetic field-assisted finishing, ion beam figuring and polishing, fluid-jet polishing, novel finishing processes
Deterministic figuring techniques, mid-to-high spatial frequency error control and various smoothing approaches during computer controlled optical surfacing
Optical Testing and Advanced Metrology Systems
Testing for sub-surface damage, homogeneity, form, finish and scratch/dig
Measurement, interpretation and applications of power spectral density
New ideas in interferometry, direct slope/curvature measurement
Testing aspheric surfaces with and without null-optics, reconfigurable nulls
Computer-generated holograms and spatial light modulators for testing
Absolute tests for flats, spheres and aspheres
New concepts in profilometry: optical and mechanical probes
Testing of very small optics
White light interferometry, fringe projection metrology, deflectometry
Testing in adverse environments: vibration, turbulence, vacuum and space
