Special Applications Of The Point-Diffraction Interferometer

Raymond N. Smartt

doi:10.1117/12.957834

25 December 1979 Special Applications Of The Point-Diffraction Interferometer

Raymond N. Smartt

Proceedings Volume 0192, Interferometry; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957834
Event: 23rd Annual Technical Symposium, 1979, San Diego, United States

Abstract

The basic principles of operation of the point-diffraction interferometer are briefly discussed. Properties of this interferometer such as formation of the reference wavefront at the image (allowing its use in a single-pass mode) and relative insensitivity to vibration make it especially convenient for testing large complex optical systems in situ. Examples of such kinds of tests are described.

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Raymond N. Smartt "Special Applications Of The Point-Diffraction Interferometer", Proc. SPIE 0192, Interferometry, (25 December 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957834

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