VISUALIZATION OF SURFACE FIGURE BY THE USE OF ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS

被引:29
作者
EVANS, CJ
PARKS, RE
SULLIVAN, PJ
TAYLOR, JS
机构
[1] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,LIVERMORE,CA 94550
[2] UNIV ARIZONA,CTR OPT SCI,TUCSON,AZ 85721
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 34期
关键词
OPTICAL TESTING; INTERFEROMETERS; ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.007815
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Commercial software in modern interferometers used in optical testing frequently fit the wave-front or surface-figure error to Zernike polynomials; typically 37 coefficients are provided. We provide visual representations of these data in a form that may help optical fabricators decide how to improve their process or how to optimize system assembly.
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页码:7815 / 7819
页数:5
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