PURPOSE: To remove completely water, OH group, etc. remaining of the surface of glass without losing smoothness, by subjecting the surface of optically ground fluoride glass to high-frequency sputtering in a specific gas atmosphere.
CONSTITUTION: The optically previously ground fluoride glass 4 is attached to the chuck 6 of the rod supporting member 5 fixed to the column 7 and rotated. One or more gases selected from CF4, C2F6, C3F8, C4F10, CCl4, Cl2, F2, PCl3 CBrF3, BCl3, CHClF2, and CCl2F2 is fed from the intake vent 2 of the chamber 1, high-frequency electrical power is sent from the high-frequency electric source 12 to the high-frequency electrodes 11, the surface of the glass 4 is subjected to high-frequency sputtering, the surface of the glass 4 is thinly ground to removed adsorbed water, OH group, etc.
TAKAHASHI SHIROU
MITACHI NARIYUKI
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