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362 results about "Facet" patented technology

Facets (/ˈfæsɪt/) are flat faces on geometric shapes. The organization of naturally occurring facets was key to early developments in crystallography, since they reflect the underlying symmetry of the crystal structure. Gemstones commonly have facets cut into them in order to improve their appearance by allowing them to reflect light.

Gemstone and method of cutting the same

A gemstone includes a crown, a pavilion, and a girdle disposed between the crown and the pavilion. The girdle has an elliptical cross-section with a major axis and a minor axis. The surface of the gemstone is generally divided into a number of groups of interlocking facets disposed at a variety of angles. The groups of facets comprising the surface of the crown generally include star facets, upper intermediate crown facets, lower intermediate crown facets, main crown facets, and upper girdle facets. The upper girdle facets generally abut an upper edge of the girdle. The groups of facets comprising the surface of the pavilion include culet-adjacent facets, candle facets, main pavilion facets, and lower girdle facets. The lower girdle facets generally abut a lower edge of the girdle.
Owner:ALBERT GAD LTD

SiC crystal ingot facet detection method based on Raman and resistivity detection

The invention relates to a SiC crystal ingot facet detection method based on Raman combined with resistivity detection, which comprises the following steps: S1, providing a silicon carbide workpiece, acquiring resistivity rho k of different detection areas on the surface layer of the workpiece based on a preset resistivity detection scanning path, and further preliminarily screening out resistivity abnormal areas; s2, on the basis of a preset Raman detection scanning path, obtaining the edge area on the surface layer of the workpiece, the Raman characteristic peak frequency omega ij of different detection points of the resistivity abnormal area obtained in the S1, a detection image, and an XY coordinate position on an XY plane perpendicular to the height direction of the workpiece; and S3, based on a preset n-rho inverse proportion function model of the doping concentration n and the resistivity rho, and a delta omega-n linear model of the Raman frequency shift delta omega and the doping concentration n, determining and associating the XY coordinate positions of the S2 and the corresponding resistivity rho ij, and constructing a resistivity distribution diagram of the surface layer of the workpiece. The method has the advantages of small detection error and short detection time.
Owner:WESTLAKE INSTRUMENTS (HANGZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

SiC INGOT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SiC SUBSTRATE

To provide a SiC ingot easily processed during laser processing.SOLUTION: A SiC ingot has a facet surrounded with the minimum area when setting a diameter to D and plan-viewed from a crystal growth direction. When setting the length of the first side of a virtual rectangle having a first side parallel to a <11-20>direction and a second side parallel to a <1-100>direction to Lx, Lx / D<0.3 is satisfied in a first end being an end in the crystal growth direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Owner:RESONAC CORP

Gemstone and methods of cutting the same

A gemstone includes a crown, a pavilion, and a girdle disposed between the crown and the pavilion. The girdle has an octagon-shaped cross-section. The surface of the gemstone is generally divided into a number of groups of interlocking facets disposed at a variety of angles. The groups of facets comprising the surface of the crown generally include star facets, upper intermediate crown facets, lower intermediate crown facets, main crown facets, and upper girdle facets. The upper girdle facets generally abut an upper edge of the girdle. The groups of facets comprising the surface of the pavilion include culet-adjacent facets, candle facets, main pavilion facets, and lower girdle facets. The lower girdle facets generally abut a lower edge of the girdle.
Owner:ALBERT GAD LTD

Gemstone and methods of cutting the same

A gemstone includes a crown, a pavilion, and a girdle disposed between the crown and the pavilion. The girdle has a pear-shaped cross-section with a rounded end a tapered end narrower than the rounded end. The surface of the gemstone is generally divided into a number of groups of interlocking facets disposed at a variety of angles. The groups of facets comprising the surface of the crown generally include star facets, upper intermediate crown facets, lower intermediate crown facets, main crown facets, and upper girdle facets. The upper girdle facets generally abut an upper edge of the girdle. The groups of facets comprising the surface of the pavilion include culet-adjacent facets, candle facets, main pavilion facets, and lower girdle facets. The lower girdle facets generally abut a lower edge of the girdle.
Owner:ALBERT GAD LTD

Efficient cutting simulation method for Tri-dexel model based on octree acceleration

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent numerical control machining, in particular to a Tri-dexel model efficient cutting simulation method based on octree acceleration, and the method comprises the steps: firstly selecting a three-dimensional model needing Tri-dexel processing; performing grid division on the three-dimensional model to obtain a plurality of triangular grid units, and generating a Dexcel ray according to the three-dimensional model; triangular patches in the triangular mesh are stored in an octree form; grouping the Dexcel rays according to the depth of the octree, and searching patches possibly intersected with the Dexcel rays in the octree by using the Dexcel rays for intersection; performing de-duplication processing on the repeated intersection points; the intersection points of the same Dexel ray are connected in pairs, and finally a Tri-dexel model is generated; and then the Tri-dexel model of the workpiece cut by the tool can be obtained through the one-dimensional Boolean operation of the Dexcel line segment between the workpiece and the Tri-dexel model of the tool. Through verification, the Tri-dexel efficiency of the complex three-dimensional model in machining simulation is improved, and the calculation amount and the storage space of machining simulation can be effectively reduced when a complex three-dimensional scene in numerical control machining simulation is coped with.
Owner:GUILIN UNIV OF ELECTRONIC TECH

Image rotation control using reflective waveguide facets

Techniques for implementing image rotation control using reflective waveguide facets in an AR eyewear display system are disclosed. A facet (602) is disposed in a light propagation path located between a first surface (S1) and a second surface (S2) of a waveguide (600) and is arranged to guide propagation of light for a display through the facet from the first surface to the second surface. Using this configuration, light is transmitted through the facet as it guides propagation of the light from the first surface to the second surface, which reduces the amount of image rotations or inversions that would otherwise be induced in the waveguide using conventionally oriented facets and thus simplifies or optimizes the design of other aspects of an AR eyewear display system, such as display source placement or orientation or form-factor bulkiness.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

Techniques for examination of light optical elements

Examining a light optical element (LOE) may include placing a first slit optically between a projector configured to emit light and the LOE's first major surface and placing a second slit optically between the LOE's second major surface and a detector. Facet parallelism between two facets may be deduced based on a shift of the image reflected from the first facet to the second facet relative to light transmitted normal to the first and second major surfaces through a portion of the substrate not including a facet. Facet refractive index homogeneity or deviation may be deduced based on the light transmitted through the facet relative to light transmitted normal to the first and second major surfaces through a portion of the substrate not including a facet.
Owner:LUMUS LTD

Sic ingot and sic substrate manufacturing method

To provide an SiC ingot capable of realizing both of high quality and workability.SOLUTION: This SiC ingot has a step-flow growth region, and a facet. On a cross section passing through a center in a <11-20> direction, an inside boundary between the facet and the step flow growth region has: a first slope inclined in a [-1-120] direction with respect to a crystal growth direction; and a second slope inclined in a [11-20] direction with respect to the crystal growth direction. An inflection point between the first and second slopes is nearer a first end on a Si face side than a center position of ingot length.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:RESONAC CORP

Sic ingot, sic substrate manufacturing method, and sic ingot evaluation method

To provide an SiC ingot easy to be laser-processed.SOLUTION: This SiC ingot is made of an SiC single crystal inclined by an offset angle from a (0001) face and crystal-grown from a first end toward a second end, and has a step-flow growth region, and a facet. On a cross section passing through a center in a <11-20> direction, an angle θ1 formed by an inside boundary between the facet and the step flow growth region and a crystal growth direction is 56° or less.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:RESONAC CORP

Method and system for generating lithographic process perceived pupil profiles

A method and system for determining a pupil profile for imaging a pattern on a substrate in a lithographic process is disclosed. Data indicative of a relationship between a lithographic performance change and a source change throughout the pupil plane is obtained, based on which the first pupil profile is optimized to generate a second pupil profile. The second pupil profile is a discrete pupil profile corresponding to a desired free-form pupil profile that can be used to print a pattern on a substrate using a lithographic apparatus. An illumination system (e.g., a field facet mirror) may be configured based on the second pupil profile to print a pattern on the substrate.
Owner:ASML NETHERLANDS BV

Method for operating a projection exposure system

A method for operating a projection exposure system (1) comprises the following steps: providing a projection exposure system (1) with a radiation source (1) for generating illumination radiation (3), an illumination optic (11) for transferring the illumination radiation (3) from the radiation source (2) to an object field (8) extending in a scan direction (y) and a cross-scan direction (x), wherein the illumination optic (11) has at least one faceted mirror (6, 7) with a plurality of individual mirrors, and wherein at least a subset of the individual mirrors is configured such that they only partially illuminate the object field (8) in the scan direction (y), and a projection optic (10) for imaging a reticle (12) arranged in the object field (8) of the illumination optic (11) onto a wafer (19) arranged in an image field (17) of the projection optic (10), and specifying a set of at least one element of field-dependent aberrations. (Ai(x, y);i=(1..M)), specification of a target vector (Z(x) = (Z1(x), ..., Z; M (x) T ) for the target values ​​Z i (x) of the aberrations Ai(x, y) after averaging over the scan direction (y), dividing the extent of the object field (8) in the scan direction (y) into j ≥ 2 intervals ([y0; y1], ..., [y j-1 ; y j ]) and determining scan weights (gi(x, y)) which characterize a dependence of an illuminance at a location x in the cross-scan direction in the object field () on a position in the scan direction (y) such that a deviation of a weighted aberration vector A weighted ( x ) → : = ∑ gi A l → is reduced from the target vector (Z(x)).
Owner:CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH

Feature measurement for gem identification

Systems and methods for identifying gemstones include systems and methods for obtaining a set of measurements for a gemstone, deriving measurements of edges and / or facets of the gemstone and creating feature sets based on the derived measurements for comparison and matching to recorded features of gemstone records in a database. Systems and methods for creating a database of gemstone records are also described.
Owner:GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC

Space target spectral imaging simulation method based on space-based observation scene

The invention provides a space target spectral imaging simulation method based on a space-based observation scene. The method comprises the following steps: (1) inputting attitude and orbit parameters and simulation time parameters of a space target and a spectral imager; (2) establishing a space-based observation scene by using the parameters in the step (1), and obtaining position, attitude and speed information; (3) carrying out target visibility analysis, and firstly judging an earth shadow area; (4) judging sight shielding; (5) performing imager view field constraint judgment; (6) carrying out radiation transfer modeling, analyzing surface element visibility and calculating a spectral radiance image at the entrance pupil of the spectral imager; and (7) carrying out spectral imager modeling, and generating a simulation image by using the spectral radiance image at the entrance pupil obtained in the step (6). According to the method, dynamic simulation is carried out in combination with a track and relative motion, factors influencing target visibility are considered in detail, and the full-link simulation method under the space-based observation scene is constructed by considering the reflection characteristic in the direction of a material and visibility of different surface elements.
Owner:BEIHANG UNIV

Field faceted mirror for an illumination optic for EUV projection lithography

PendingDE102024211125A1MirrorsPhotomechanical exposure apparatusPartial fieldOptic system
A field facet mirror for an illumination optic for EUV projection lithography is designed for arrangement in the area of ​​a field plane of the illumination optic. The field facet mirror has a plurality of field facets (25 T ) for the reflective transfer of illumination light (16) from a light source to an object field with a predetermined distribution of illumination light intensity over a field height of the object field. At least some of the field facets are designated as partial field illumination facets (25 T ) executed. These have a partial field illumination facet reflection section (31) for the reflective transfer of the illumination light (16) TF ) as useful illumination light from the light source towards a partial object field section of the object field that is smaller than the object field. Furthermore, the respective partial field illumination facet (25 T) an output-coupling facet reflection section (32) for the reflective transfer of the illumination light (16 AK ) as output illumination light from the light source to at least one output coupling component. The partial field illumination facet reflection section (31) on the one hand and the output coupling facet reflection section (32) on the other hand are fixed components of the respective partial field illumination facet (25). T ) represents. This results in a field facet mirror, which allows for a demanding specification of an illumination intensity distribution over at least one object field coordinate without undesirable side effects.
Owner:CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH

Manipulator grabbing guide and control method based on three-dimensional vision

The invention discloses a manipulator grabbing guide and control method based on three-dimensional vision, which comprises the following steps of: acquiring point cloud data of a target area on the surface of an object through three-dimensional vision equipment, and reconstructing a grid model of the target area; segmenting the grid model by adopting a region growing method, and extracting target region sub-blocks; flatness evaluation is carried out on all surface elements in the grid model, and the surface elements meeting a threshold value are screened to serve as grabbing guide surface elements; determining a grabbing guide reference based on the target area sub-blocks; a manipulator grabbing path is generated according to the grabbing guide reference, and grabbing operation is executed through a closed-loop control system; and the grabbing force is monitored in real time and dynamically adjusted. According to the method, surface element level analysis is conducted on the reconstructed three-dimensional grid model, the flatness quality index function is constructed, the surface elements meeting the threshold value are screened based on the function to serve as the grabbing guide surface elements, the grabbing guide benchmark is further determined, the area with the high flatness can be preferentially selected to serve as the contact face, and grabbing stability and reliability are remarkably improved.
Owner:DONGGUAN AIPAI KEER INTELLIGENT ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Method for generating slice map and 3D printing method

The invention is suitable for the field of three-dimensional printing, and provides a method for generating a slice map and a 3D printing method. A method of generating a slice map includes providing a three-dimensional model including a plurality of facets, each facet associated with a surface feature; outputting a plurality of slice images through a plurality of tangent planes intersected with the three-dimensional model, wherein each slice image comprises a first intersection point of the tangent plane and the plurality of facets; through a plurality of straight lines perpendicular to the tangent plane, determining second intersection points of the plurality of straight lines and the plurality of patches; and determining an association attribute of the slice map at least based on the surface feature associated with the first intersection point and the surface feature associated with the second intersection point. According to the method, the accuracy of the obtained slice image can be improved.
Owner:GUANGZHOU HEIGE ZHIZAO INFORMATION TECH CO LTD

Silicon carbide crystal growth device for improving spiral dislocation defect

The utility model provides a silicon carbide crystal growth device for improving the spiral dislocation defect. The silicon carbide crystal growth device comprises a crucible body and a plurality of graphite partition plates arranged in the crucible, and the graphite partition plates are arranged at the bottom of a raw material area of the crucible at equal intervals; the graphite clapboards are inserted into the silicon carbide powder at intervals, the heights of the graphite clapboards are in an arithmetic progression, so that the heights of the silicon carbide powder are also in an arithmetic progression, and the heights of the graphite clapboards and the silicon carbide powder in the corresponding areas are gradually reduced in the direction from the small surface area of the seed crystal to the direction far away from the small surface area. In the single crystal growth process, the silicon carbide powder in the graphite partition interlayer is heated to sublimate, and the distance between the surface of the silicon carbide powder and the growth surface of the seed crystal is reduced due to the height advantage of the silicon carbide powder in the graphite partition area with higher height, so that the growth component forms the component density advantage at the surface of the seed crystal in the area; the conversion and movement processes of screw dislocation in the crystal are effectively promoted, and the crystal quality is improved.
Owner:GUANGZHOU SUMMIT CRYSTAL SEMICON CO LTD

Kaleidoscopic geometric vision platform

A Kaleidoscopic Geometric Vision Platform (KGVP) that transforms three-dimensional (3D) machine vision through an optical system that creates multiple virtual laser projectors from a single moving component. A spindle mirror mechanism (SMM) rotates a reflective surface to sweep collimated laser beams in circular patterns. These beams strike a series of kaleidoscopic mirror facets (KMFs) arranged concentrically around the SMM in a concave configuration. Each KMF redirects the rotating beam, creating a virtual projector with a distinct origin point and sweep direction. As the SMM completes one rotation, it generates N distinct laser trajectories (where N equals the number of KMFs), each sweeping from a different virtual origin point. Event-based cameras / sensors positioned strategically around the KMFs detect laser light reflected from object surfaces with microsecond precision. The KGVP triangulates 3D surface coordinates by determining correspondence between detected light and specific virtual projectors based on precise timing information. This approach eliminates the computational complexity typically required for multi-view feature matching, as the KGVP can unambiguously identify which virtual projector created each detected event. With calibration, the KGVP can establish the exact 3D positions of all virtual projector origins and their beam trajectories and build look-up tables that optimize triangulation accuracy. The KGVP enables real-time 3D surface reconstruction with high precision while using far fewer mechanical components than conventional machine vision systems.
Owner:SUMMER ROBOTICS INC

A wall plate fixing device for diamond facet shaping and a method of installing the same

The application discloses a wallboard fixing device first-level installation method for diamond cutting surface modeling, which comprises square steel, U-shaped guide rails, an adjusting assembly and an installation pipe, the adjusting assembly comprises a connecting pipe, first and second connecting blocks are fixedly connected to two ends of the connecting pipe, sliding blocks and connecting plates are arranged on opposite surfaces of the first and second connecting blocks respectively, and a rotating shaft is installed on the outer side of the connecting plate through a fixing plate. By adjusting the length of the connecting pipe, the overall length of the adjusting assembly can be adjusted, and then the inclination angle of the honeycomb aluminum plate and the stone plate can be adjusted. Meanwhile, by using the sliding cooperation between the adjusting assembly and the U-shaped guide rails, the honeycomb aluminum plate and the stone plate can be quickly installed without the need of holding and fixing installation, so that the operation is simple, time and labor are saved, the stone plate is not prone to being damaged, and the adjacent two honeycomb aluminum plates can be tightly butt-jointed together, so that the best splicing effect is achieved.
Owner:SHANGHAI BUILDING DECORATION ENG GRP CO LTD

Quantum dot and preparation method therefor, and device comprising quantum dot

PCT designated stageWO2026107626A1Luminescent compositionsChemical physicsZinc ion
The present disclosure provides a Group II-VI core-shell quantum dot and a preparation method therefor. A quantum dot shell having a gradient alloy structure is gradually grown by using a precursor that has a reactivity gradient. The gradient alloy structure has a band gap that gradually increases from inside to outside, thereby solving the problem of difficulty in epitaxial growth caused by a decrease in the surface activity of a quantum dot along with an increase in the size thereof. By using zinc halide and octanethiol to regulate crystal facets, the proportion of polar facets on the surface of the quantum dot is increased, and the stability of the quantum dot is significantly improved. Moreover, provided is a low-cadmium quantum dot core. A hot-injection method is used to perform nucleation and growth of ZnSe at a high temperature, a cadmium precursor is then added after the stable nucleation of ZnSe, and cadmium / zinc ion exchange is performed by utilizing the binding energy of selenium / cadmium that is stronger than that of selenium / zinc, thereby forming a CdZnSe ternary core, which can solve the problem of it being difficult for blue-light quantum dots that use CdZnSe as a light-emitting core to cover the pure blue band.
Owner:BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD +1

Jewelry metal surface treatment process

The invention relates to a jewelry metal surface treatment process which comprises the following steps: S1, after jewelry is processed into a blank, carrying out primary processing and polishing, and after the surface is flattened, carrying out secondary fine polishing until the surface is smooth and free of recesses and scratches; s2, the polished jewelry is put into a sulfuric acid solution to be subjected to acid pickling so as to remove impurities on the surface, and then the jewelry is washed with clear water; s3, carrying out sand blasting treatment on the washed jewelry by adopting glass quartz sand of 53-150 microns and glass quartz sand of 150-220 microns, so that an antique visual effect is generated on the surface; s4, the jewelry subjected to sand blasting is subjected to wire drawing on a wire drawing machine of a tungsten steel wire drawing needle or a diamond wire drawing needle, so that uniformly-distributed wire bottom textures are generated on the surface; s5, acid pickling and water washing in the step 2 are repeated; and S6, the jewelry subjected to wire drawing is subjected to sand blasting treatment through diamond powder of 40-220 micrometers, impact concave facets which are evenly distributed are generated on the surface, and the surface generates the starlight shining effect under natural light.
Owner:SHENZHEN RUORAN CREATIVE JEWELRY CULTURE CO LTD

Waveguide with overlapping reflective facets

The waveguide includes an output coupler implemented in the waveguide as a set of reflective facets arranged along a first direction. Each reflective facet is made by applying a reflective coating to a flat face of one or more substrates. Adjacent reflective facets in the set of reflective facets overlap each other along a first direction. For example, a front portion of one reflective facet of the set of reflective facets overlaps a tail portion of a reflective facet adjacent thereto.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

Distributed feedback lasers and systems comprising such lasers

According to a first aspect, the present disclosure relates to a distributed feedback (DFB) laser configured to control a wavelength of emitted light from the DFB laser, the DFB laser comprising a planar substrate, a substantially planar front facet with an anti-reflective coating, the front facet substantially perpendicular to the planar substrate, a substantially planar rear facet with a high reflectivity coating, the rear facet substantially perpendicular to the planar substrate, a laser section positioned between the rear facet and the front facet, the laser section comprising: a first ensemble of substantially planar layers configured to produce, with said planar substrate, a first PIN junction, the first ensemble of substantially planar layers comprising: a first top layer substantially parallel to the planar substrate; an active layer substantially parallel to the planar substrate and configured to emit light through the front facet, the active layer arranged between the planar substrate and the first top layer; a grating layer arranged substantially parallel to the active layer, the grating layer arranged between the planar substrate and the first top layer in proximity to the active layer; a Bragg grating arranged in said grating layer and configured to reflect light towards said front facet; and a phase section positioned between the rear facet and the laser section, the phase section comprising: a second ensemble of substantially planar layers comprising: a second top layer substantially parallel to the planar substrate, the second top layer substantially coplanar with the first top layer; an optical layer arranged between the planar substrate and the second top layer, the optical layer substantially coplanar with the active layer and optically coupled with the active layer; a non-grating layer substantially coplanar with the grating layer; and an element in electrical or thermal contact with the optical layer, the element configured, under application of a current or voltage, to change a refractive index of the optical layer so as to change the wavelength of the emitted light.
Owner:ALMAE TECH

Facet mirror, illumination optical unit, facet mirror arrangement, projection exposure apparatus, and method for producing nanostructured components

A facet mirror, an illumination optical unit, an arrangement of facet mirrors, a projection exposure apparatus, and a method for producing nanostructured components are provided. In a microlithography projection exposure apparatus (1), a second facet mirror (14) of an illumination optical unit (4) is arranged in the region of the wafer plane (9), in particular below the wafer plane (9).
Owner:CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH

Emulsion container (acrylic diamond-cut facets)

ActiveCN309934373SMaterials scienceFacet
1. Name of the product in this design: Emulsion Jar (Acrylic Diamond Facet). 2. Purpose of this design: Container for holding emulsion. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model. 5. This product is made of transparent material.
Owner:LIYANG ANCHI ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES CO LTD

Fixed blade broadhead with integral facet sharpening guides, including insertable arrow shaft support and central interior cavity

A fixed blade, two-blade broadhead for use on a hunting arrow that employs multiple, flat surface facets that automatically hold the correct bevel angle for edge sharpening when the broadhead is placed upon a sharpening stone.
Owner:BARNETTE DARREL RAY

A variable thickness 3D printing model generation method based on feature-preserving offset calculation

The present invention discloses a variable thickness 3D printing model generation method based on feature-preserving offset calculation. The present invention first reads the triangular mesh represented by the OBJ mesh format and the offset of each facet, and calculates the ideal offset position of the facet through quadratic programming. Secondly, the coverage area of ​​each facet offset is calculated, the BFS method dynamically establishes a grid, and performs the first screening of generated faces, deleting faces that are definitely not required to be generated last. Then the remaining faces outside the grid are cut off, and the second screening of generated faces is performed to determine whether they are faces that need to be generated. Finally, the third screening of generated faces is performed to determine whether the midpoint of the facet is outside the initial grid, a list of faces that need to be generated is constructed, and a topological structure is established and re-meshed. The present invention has good parallelism, short running time, the generated mesh has no self-intersection, the mesh density is moderate, and sharp features are well maintained.
Owner:HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIV +1

Method of decorating timepiece assembly

The invention relates to a method for decorating a timepiece component with a white coating. The method comprises preparing a timepiece component, depositing a metal adhesion layer on the entire timepiece component by physical vapor deposition in a deposition chamber, depositing an aluminum diffusion layer on the entire component by physical vapor deposition under a flow of a reactant gas, such that the aluminum layer is deposited in the form of a faceted crystal structure, and depositing the aluminum diffusion layer on the entire timepiece component. The flow of reactant gases is reduced or stopped when the diffusing layer reaches the desired thickness in order to terminate the layer with a thin layer of pure aluminum, and a transparent protective layer is deposited by atomic thin film deposition.
Owner:THE SWATCH GRP RES & DEVELONMENT LTD