Differential Shack-Hartmann curvature sensor: Local principal curvature measurements

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2331-2337

  Zou, Weiyao ^a   Thompson, Kevin P ^b   Rolland, Jannick P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OPTICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; SENSORS;

CURVATURE SENSORS; DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRIES; DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; HARTMANN; KEY PARAMETERS; LAPLACIAN; LOCAL SHAPES; PRINCIPAL CURVATURES; PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS; WAVE-FRONT ERRORS; WAVEFRONT CURVATURES;

WAVEFRONTS;

EID: 56849104130     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.002331     Document Type: Article

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