Accurate and precise optical testing with a differential Hartmann wavefront sensor

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 861-866

  Kelly, Thu Lan ^a   Veitch, Peter J ^b   Brooks, Aidan F ^b   Munch, Jesper ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; WAVEFRONTS;

DUAL CAMERA IMPLEMENTATION; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; WAVEFRONT SENSORS;

OPTICAL TESTING;

EID: 33947509251     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.000861     Document Type: Article

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