Optical metrology for very large convex aspheres

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7018, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Burge, J H ^a   Su, P ^a   Zhao, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspheres; Large optics; Optical fabrication; Optical testing

Indexed keywords

ASPHERICS; INSTRUMENTS; LASER OPTICS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OPTICAL TESTING; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TELESCOPES;

ASPHERES; CONVEX ASPHERIC SURFACES; FIZEAU INTERFEROMETERS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; LARGE APERTURES; LARGE DIAMETERS; LARGE OPTICS; METROLOGY SYSTEMS; OPTICAL FABRICATION; OPTICAL METROLOGIES; OPTICAL SURFACES; SECONDARY MIRRORS; SURFACE METROLOGIES; SWING ARMS; WIDE FIELDS;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 56249113018     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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