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Unread 03-18-2003, 11:53 AM   #40
Alchemy
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Originally posted by N8
I can measure flatness mechanically with a digital micrometer down to 1 micron of deviation, but with optics you can measure down to about 1/100 of a micron.
That's 10 nanometers, and is really quite impressive.

How is this optical measuring done?

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