Quantitative evaluation of an off-axis parabolic mirror by using a tilted null screen
Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 5, pp. 1008-1015 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.001008
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Abstract
We report the testing of a fast off-axis surface based on the null screen principles. Here we design a tilted null screen with drop shaped spots drawn on it in such a way that its image, which is formed by reflection on the test surface, becomes an exact square array of circular spots if the surface is perfect. Any departure from this geometry is indicative of defects on the surface. Here the whole surface is tested at once. The test surface has a radius of curvature of
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OCIS Codes
(120.6650) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Surface measurements, figure
(220.1250) Optical design and fabrication : Aspherics
(220.4840) Optical design and fabrication : Testing
ToC Category:
Optical Design and Fabrication
History
Original Manuscript: November 11, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: December 31, 2008
Published: February 9, 2009
Citation
Maximino Avendaño-Alejo, Victor I. Moreno-Oliva, Manuel Campos-García, and Rufino Díaz-Uribe, "Quantitative evaluation of an off-axis parabolic mirror by using a tilted null screen," Appl. Opt. 48, 1008-1015 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-5-1008
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