Measurements of large optical surfaces with a laser tracker

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7018, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Zobrist, Tom L ^a   Burge, James H ^a   Davison, Warren B ^a   Martin, Hubert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspheres; Laser metrology; Optical fabrication; Optical testing; Telescopes

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GRINDING (MACHINING); INSTRUMENTS; LASERS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TELESCOPES;

ASPHERES; CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; EXTERNAL-; GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPES; GROUND SURFACES; HIGH PRECISIONS; LASER METROLOGY; LASER TRACKERS; LOOSE ABRASIVE GRINDING; OPTICAL FABRICATION; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRIC TESTS; OPTICAL SURFACES; PRIMARY MIRROR SEGMENTS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION.;

OPTICAL TESTING;

EID: 56249096927     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.789934     Document Type: Conference Paper

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