Simple technique for testing deep aspherical surfaces

Optical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 650-654

  Yun, Zhisheng ^a   Lam, Yee Loy ^a   Zhou, Yan ^a   Li, Yulin ^b   Liu, Zhongben ^c   Liu, Jian ^a,d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b XI AN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND PRECISION MECHANICS   (China)

^c XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d China Natl Res Ctr Optical F   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL TESTING;

ASPHERICAL SURFACES;

LENSES;

EID: 0032625415     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602078     Document Type: Article

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