Stitching interferometer for large plano optics using a standard interferometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3134, Issue , 1997, Pages 39-50

  Bray, Michael ^a  

^a CILAS   (France)

Author keywords

High resolution; Interferometry; Large components; Stitching interferometry; Subaperture

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RESOLUTION; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; STANDARDS;

HIGH PERFORMANCE; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTERFEROGRAM; LARGE COMPONENTS; LARGE PARTS; LARGE SIZES; LARGE SYSTEMS; LOW COSTS; PROPAGATION DISTANCES; SMALL SIZE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION (SR); STITCHING INTERFEROMETRY; SUBAPERTURE;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 58749113677     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.295153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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