Calibration of symmetric and non-symmetric errors for interferometry of ultra-precise imaging systems

Donald W. Phillion; Gary E. Sommargren; Michael A. Johnson; Todd A. Decker; John S. Taylor; Yoshio Gomei; Osamu Kakuchi; Seiji Takeuchi

doi:10.1117/12.623187

18 August 2005 Calibration of symmetric and non-symmetric errors for interferometry of ultra-precise imaging systems

Donald W. Phillion, Gary E. Sommargren, Michael A. Johnson, Todd A. Decker, John S. Taylor, Yoshio Gomei, Osamu Kakuchi, Seiji Takeuchi

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Proceedings Volume 5869, Optical Manufacturing and Testing VI; 58690R (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623187
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The azimuthal Zernike coefficients for shells of Zernike functions with shell numbers n<N may be determined by making measurements at N equally spaced rotational positions. However, these measurements do not determine the coefficients of any of the purely radial Zernike functions. Label the circle that the azimuthal Zernikes are measured in as circle A. Suppose that the azimuthal Zernike coefficients for n<N are also measured in a smaller circle B which is inside circle A but offset so that it is tangent to circle A and so that it has the center of circle A just inside its circular boundary. The diameter of circle B is thus only slightly larger than half the diameter of circle A. From these two sets of measurements, all the Zernike coefficients may be determined for n<N. However, there are usually unknown small rigid body motions of the optic between measurements. Then all the Zernike coefficients for n<N except for piston, tilts, and focus may be determined. We describe the exact mathematical algorithm that does this and describe an interferometer which measures the complete wavefront from pinholes in pinhole aligners. These pinhole aligners are self-contained units which include a fiber optic, focusing optics, and a "pinhole mirror". These pinhole aligners can then be used in another interferometer so that its errors would then be known. Physically, the measurements in circles A and B are accomplished by rotating each pinhole aligner about an aligned axis, then about an oblique axis. Absolute measurement accuracies better than 0.2 nm were achieved.

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Donald W. Phillion, Gary E. Sommargren, Michael A. Johnson, Todd A. Decker, John S. Taylor, Yoshio Gomei, Osamu Kakuchi, and Seiji Takeuchi "Calibration of symmetric and non-symmetric errors for interferometry of ultra-precise imaging systems", Proc. SPIE 5869, Optical Manufacturing and Testing VI, 58690R (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623187

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