Figure measurement of a large optical flat with a Fizeau interferometer and stitching technique

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6293, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Zhao, Chunyu ^a   Sprowl, Robert A ^a   Bray, Michael ^b   Burge, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MB Optique   (France)

Author keywords

Fizeau interferometry; Optical flat; Optical testing; Stitching

Indexed keywords

FLAT MIRRORS; MAPPING DISTORTION; OPTICAL FLATS; STITCHING TECHNIQUES; SURFACE ERRORS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONFORMAL MAPPING; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; STITCHING (METAL JOINING);

MIRRORS;

EID: 33749677315     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.681234     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

1. See info at www.engsynthesis.com.
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6. C. Zhao, J. H. Burge, J. Yellowhair, and M. Valente, " Large aperture vibration insensitive Fizeau interferometry," to be submitted to Optics Express (2006).
7. See Durango software manual at www.diffraction.com.