Frédéric Jacobs on Nostr: I love these descriptions of how flat and regular the Zeiss mirrors need to be for ...
I love these descriptions of how flat and regular the Zeiss mirrors need to be for ASML EUV lithography.
The accuracy required would allow you to shoot a golf ball on the moon with a laser.
Or put differently, if you were to extend the mirror over the size of Germany, the imperfection would be at most 20 micrometer, thinner than hair.
https://bookwyrm.social/user/fj/quotation/6797524Published at
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