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30 September 1994 Alignment sensitivities of the conjugate null test
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Abstract
The conjugate null test is commonly used to test surface errors of conic mirrors. Unfortunately, its accuracy is limited by rigid body misalignment errors. This paper derives the misalignment aberrations for these errors.
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H. Philip Stahl "Alignment sensitivities of the conjugate null test", Proc. SPIE 2263, Current Developments in Optical Design and Optical Engineering IV, (30 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.188003
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KEYWORDS
Mirrors

Optical spheres

Reflection

Monochromatic aberrations

Optical alignment

Wave propagation

Wavefront aberrations

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