Transfer function characterization of laser Fizeau interferometer for high spatial frequency phase measurements

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3134, Issue , 1997, Pages 114-121

  Novak, Erik ^a   Ai, Chiayu ^a   Wyant, James C ^a  

^a WYKO Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Interferometry; Laser fizeau interferometer; Power spectrum; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; HIGH POWER LASERS; IGNITION; IGNITION SYSTEMS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER OPTICS; LASERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHASE MEASUREMENT; PHOTODEGRADATION; POWER SPECTRUM; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

HIGH POWERS; LASER FIZEAU INTERFEROMETER; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY (NIF); PHASE OBJECTS; PROBLEM AREAS; PROPAGATION DISTANCES; RELAY SYSTEMS; SYSTEM TRANSFER FUNCTION; TEST APPARATUS; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EID: 0002842001     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.295123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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