Process For Thin Metal-Encoder Discs And Strips
It can achieve apertures of less than 15 microns - with high repeatability and smooth walls with optically sharp edges - without the use of prohibitively expensive glass master tooling. It uses electrodeposition, which, atom by atom, forms burr- and stress-free discs onto a digitally patterned mandrel; these can be either totally flat or multi level.
The multi-level process can produce discs and strips that are exceptionally thin in the feature area to facilitate a crisp, well-defined light pulse, while being thicker in other areas to meet mechanical requirements.
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