Iterative algorithm for subaperture stitching interferometry for general surfaces

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1929-1936

  Chen, Shanyong ^a   Li, Shengyi ^a   Dai, Yifan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

DISCRETE PHASE METHOD (DPM); INTERFEROGRAM; OPTICAL FLAT; SUBAPERTURE STITCHING INTERFEROMETRY; SUBAPERTURE TESTING (SAT);

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 25444458339     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.001929     Document Type: Article

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