The design and construction of a large aperture optical system using holographic and interferometric testing techniques
Abstract
In the design and construction of a large aperture optical system problems were encountered in figuring the optical elements and in mounting them to achieve mechanical stability. The various optical tests which were used to help overcome these problems on a system comprising refracting, reflecting, and Mangin elements are described. Test plates, star tests, OTF, Twyman-Green, and holographic techniques were all used at some stage, and the application for which each was used and the reasons why it was considered the most suitable technique are discussed.
- Publication:
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Optics Laser Technology
- Pub Date:
- October 1975
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0030-3992(75)90039-0
- Bibcode:
- 1975OptLT...7..203E
- Keywords:
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- Holographic Interferometry;
- Military Technology;
- Optical Measuring Instruments;
- Performance Tests;
- Collimators;
- Design Analysis;
- Diffraction Patterns;
- Elastomers;
- Lens Design;
- Systems Engineering;
- Instrumentation and Photography