Efficient testing of segmented aspherical mirrors by use of reference plate and computer-generated holograms. I. theory and system optimization

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 28, 2004, Pages 5303-5312

  Pan, Feenix Y ^a   Burge, Jim ^b  

^a Dpor 2 Math ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; HOLOGRAMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OPTICAL TESTING; OPTIMIZATION;

ASPHERICAL MIRRORS; COMPUTER-GENERATED HOLOGRAMS (CGH); MONOLITHIC OPTICS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 5444232141     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.005303     Document Type: Article

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