Mr. Frederick Schmid Profile

Frederick Schmid

President at Crystal Systems LLC

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Publications (18)

Proceedings Article | 18 May 2005 Paper

Weibull statistical analysis of sapphire strength improvement through chemomechanical polishing

Claude Klein, Frederick Schmid

Proceedings Volume 5786, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603271

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Sapphire, Statistical analysis, Failure analysis, Crystals, Surface finishing, Data modeling, Optics, Surface plasmons, Error control coding

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2003 Paper

Growth of 15-inch diameter sapphire boules

Chandra Khattak, Paul Guggenheim, Frederick Schmid

Proceedings Volume 5078, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487633

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Crystals, LIGO, Surface finishing, Polishing, Interfaces, Reconnaissance systems, Sensors, Titanium, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2003 Paper

New multiwire Fixed Abrasive Slicing Technology (FAST)

Frederick Schmid

Proceedings Volume 10314, 103140G (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2284005

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2000 Paper

Increase of high-temperature strength of sapphire by polishing, heat treatments, and doping

Frederick Schmid, Chandra Khattak, Keil Schmid, Svetlana Ivanova, Daniel Harris

Proceedings Volume 4102, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405303

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Heat treatments, Sapphire, Surface finishing, Doping, Abrasives, Magnesium, Oxygen, Diamond, Argon

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2000 Paper

Use of Grafoil in mechanical testing of sapphire at elevated temperatures

Svetlana Ivanova, Frederick Schmid, Chandra Khattak, Daniel Harris

Proceedings Volume 4102, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405296

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Crystals, Temperature metrology, Ultraviolet radiation, Infrared radiation, UV optics, Warfare, Visible radiation, Thermography, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

Increasing the strength of sapphire by heat treatments

Frederick Schmid, Keil Schmid, Chandra Khattak, Peter Duggan, Daniel Harris

Proceedings Volume 3705, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354639

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Heat treatments, Sapphire, Abrasives, Surface finishing, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Argon, Atmospheric modeling, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

Correlation of crystallographic orientation with processing of sapphire optics

Maynard Smith, Keil Schmid, Frederick Schmid, Chandra Khattak, John Lambropoulos

Proceedings Volume 3705, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354611

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Polishing, Crystals, Domes, Birefringence, Diamond, Precision optics, Interferometers, Optics manufacturing, Infrared technology

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

Current status of very large sapphire crystal growth for optical applications

Frederick Schmid, Chandra Khattak, Henry Rogers, D. Mark Felt, Joel Askinazi, Richard Wientzen

Proceedings Volume 3705, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354643

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Crystals, Sensors, Crystal optics, Resistance, Semiconductor materials, Mid-IR, Sensor technology, Oxides, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

High-temperature compression and ring-on-ring testing of sapphire

Frederick Schmid, Keil Schmid, Chandra Khattak, Daniel Harris

Proceedings Volume 3705, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354631

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Polishing, Surface finishing, Crystals, Resistance, Silicon, Heat treatments, Failure analysis, Warfare, UV optics

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 1998 Paper

Growth of very large sapphire crystals for optical applications

Frederick Schmid, Henry Rogers, Chandra Khattak, D. Mark Felt

Proceedings Volume 3424, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323762

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Crystals, Solids, Interfaces, Crystal optics, Resistance, Zinc, Helium, Reconnaissance systems, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1997 Paper

Controlling stress in sapphire optics

Maynard Smith, Keil Schmid, Frederick Schmid, Chandra Khattak, John Lambropoulos

Proceedings Volume 3134, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.295134

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Diamond, Heat treatments, Sapphire, Surface finishing, Abrasives, Silica, Iron, Optics manufacturing, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 1997 Paper

Current status of sapphire for optics

Frederick Schmid, Chandra Khattak, Maynard Smith, D. Mark Felt

Proceedings Volume 10289, 102890A (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279817

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Crystals, Vacuum ultraviolet, Optical properties, Resistance, UV optics, Near infrared, Precision optics, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 1997 Paper

Factors that influence mechanical failure of sapphire at high temperatures

Daniel Harris, Frederick Schmid, David Black, Ender Savrun, Herb Bates

Proceedings Volume 3060, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277047

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Crystals, X-rays, Surface finishing, Polishing, Diffraction, Doping, Annealing, X-ray diffraction, X-ray microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 1997 Paper

Correlation of sapphire quality with uniformity and optical properties

Chandra Khattak, Frederick Schmid, Maynard Smith

Proceedings Volume 3060, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277050

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Distortion, Crystals, Refractive index, Solids, Light scattering, Scattering, Optical properties, Wavefront distortions, Interfaces

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