Go to main content
Formats
Format
BibTeX
MARCXML
TextMARC
MARC
DublinCore
EndNote
NLM
RefWorks
RIS

Files

Abstract

The utilization of interferometric stitching with coherence scanning interferometers has allowed these instruments to measure much larger areas than a single site measurement would permit. This has a major impact on the measurement of mid-spatials and form for freeform optics, which is hard or impossible through traditional means. The local slopes of these freeforms lead to non-null fringe measurements. These non-null measurements cause aberrations that are known as retrace errors. Minor retrace errors can influence stitching, which create form and mid-spatial errors that are orders of magnitude larger than the initial aberration. The aberrations caused by retrace errors can be calculated and corrected for. In this thesis, the stitching of a planar, mild freeform, and plano-convex optic are compared to a traditional technique: Fizeau interferometry. Retrace errors for coherence scanning interferometry based on non-null measurement is experimentally quantified. This information is then used to write a point by point correction in MATLAB based on local slope. The correction is implemented and assessed on a full stitch of a freeform optic. Finally, this thesis will explore expanding this process to other coherence scanning interferometers as well as other freeform and aspheric optics.

Details

PDF

Statistics

from
to
Export
Download Full History