A method of evaluating and tolerancing interferometer designs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3482, Issue , 1998, Pages 499-507

  Michaloski, Paul ^a   Kulawiec, Andrew ^a   Fleig, Jon ^a  

^a Tropel Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DESIGN; RAY TRACING;

INTERFEROMETER DESIGNS; MECHANICAL PARTS; OPTICAL-DESIGN SOFTWARE; PREDICTED PERFORMANCE; RAY-TRACING METHOD; SOURCE-TO-DETECTORS; TOLERANCING;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0343972235     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.322054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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