Interferometers with self-pumped phase-conjugate mirror for testing aspherical and cylindrical surfaces

A. Krause; Martin Palme; Gunther Notni

doi:10.1117/12.250803

18 September 1996 Interferometers with self-pumped phase-conjugate mirror for testing aspherical and cylindrical surfaces

A. Krause, Martin Palme, Gunther Notni

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Proceedings Volume 2782, Optical Inspection and Micromeasurements; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.250803
Event: Lasers, Optics, and Vision for Productivity in Manufacturing I, 1996, Besancon, France

Abstract

Self-pumped phase-conjugate mirrors (SPPCM) on the base of photorefractive crystals are able to produce the phase- conjugate replica of an incoming wave. That is within certain limits independent of the incoming wave front. One conclusion of that is the possibility of aberration compensation in interferometers. Hence the application of SPPCM offers new possibilities for interferometric tests, especially in fields where classical methods reach their limits. We have built up an phase-shifting interferometer for testing cylindrical and aspherical surfaces incorporating a SPPCM. The optics for generating the wave front adapted to the surface under test is placed in the entrance arm of the interferometer. For testing aspherical surfaces we used a computer-generated hologram. The SPPCM is located in the reference arm. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new approach and present the results of testing such surfaces.

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A. Krause, Martin Palme, and Gunther Notni "Interferometers with self-pumped phase-conjugate mirror for testing aspherical and cylindrical surfaces", Proc. SPIE 2782, Optical Inspection and Micromeasurements, (18 September 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.250803

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