Interferometric Alignment Of Multi-Element Optical Systems

W. S. Smith; E. J. Mattson; R. Myers

doi:10.1117/12.959443

31 December 1980 Interferometric Alignment Of Multi-Element Optical Systems

W. S. Smith, E. J. Mattson, R. Myers

Proceedings Volume 0251, Optical Alignment I; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959443
Event: 24th Annual Technical Symposium, 1980, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Multi-element catadioptric systems are aligned after assembly by adjusting a few elements using data from interferograms taken on-axis and at four full-field locations. This method, which is essentially aberration balancing, has proven to be superior to the more traditional method where the alignment of each component is verified as it is added to the system.

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W. S. Smith, E. J. Mattson, and R. Myers "Interferometric Alignment Of Multi-Element Optical Systems", Proc. SPIE 0251, Optical Alignment I, (31 December 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959443

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