Instantaneous phase-shift, point-diffraction interferometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5531, Issue , 2004, Pages 264-272

  Millerd, James E ^a   Brock, Neal J ^a   Hayes, John B ^a   Wyant, James C ^a  

^a 4D Technology Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE DEVICES; OPTICAL WAVEFRONTS; POINT DIFFRACTION INTERFEROMETERS; SINGLE OPTICAL PULSES;

CALIBRATION; COHERENT LIGHT; COMPACT DISKS; FABRICATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHASE SHIFT; VIDEODISKS; WAVEFRONTS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 15744401129     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.560959     Document Type: Conference Paper

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