Ultra Precision Optics Research Unit
- Securing core technologies for ultra-precision freeform optical components and applying them to strategic industries
- Internalization of manufacturing technologies for X-ray mirrors used in synchrotron accelerators and advancement of related infrastructure
- Smart ultra-precision manufacturing platform for next-generation optical manufacturing innovation
Research Content
Securing core technologies for ultra-precision freeform optical components and applying them to strategic industries
- Development of core equipment and process technologies for manufacturing freeform optical components in the X-ray and EUV bands for next-generation lithography equipment
- Development of high-value advanced optical components tailored to the needs of national strategic industries such as semiconductors, future vehicles, and aerospace
- Enhancement of global competitiveness in optical technologies through the establishment of industry–academia–research collaboration networks with advanced domestic and international research institutions
Internalization of manufacturing technologies for X-ray mirrors used in synchrotron accelerators and advancement of related infrastructure
- Development of ultra-precision X-ray mirror manufacturing processes for beamlines and experimental instruments
- Construction of dedicated beamlines for evaluating the performance of X-ray optical components and detectors, and expansion into a specialized instrument development center
Smart ultra-precision manufacturing platform for next-generation optical manufacturing innovation
- Research on AI-based ultra-precision machining digital twin manufacturing platforms
- Development of robot-based polishing equipment and integrated processes to improve machining efficiency
- Development of a smart ultra-precision manufacturing platform based on design, manufacturing, and demonstration
Nautilus Array Project (Next-generation space telescope development), MODE Lens ultra-precision mold machining (USA, University of Arizona)
Danuri Project, joint development of mirrors for the high-resolution lunar exploration camera (LUTI) with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute
SUNRISE III Project, development of flight model (FM) ultra-precision optical components for a solar observation telescope (Germany, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research)
Development of X-ray mirror prototypes and the first domestic beamline demonstration (joint research with ETRI and PAL)
Research Infrastructure
Establishment and operation of nationally leading shared equipment and facilities for manufacturing ultra-precision freeform optical components.
- ZEUS equipment utilization service
- (Ultra-precision machining) Ultra-precision diamond turning system capable of large-aperture freeform machining
- Main equipment: Nanoform L1000 (Precitech), 450UPL (Moore)
- (Ultra-precision polishing) Magnetorheological finishing system for achieving angstrom-level surface roughness and 5 nm (RMS) form accuracy
- Main equipment: Q22-1200PC and Q-flex 300 (QED)
- (Ultra-precision measurement) Integrated measurement solutions for verifying micro–nanometer scale form errors and surface accuracy
- Main equipment: Sub-aperture stitching aspheric interferometer (ASI(Q), QED), dynamic laser interferometer (S150, Äpre), 3D surface profiler (UA3P, Panasonic), white-light interferometer (CCI-Optics, Taylor Hobson)
Status of equipment infrastructure holdings
