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Jan Burke1, Kai Wang, Adam Bramble
1CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering - Australian Centre for Precision Optics, PO Box 218, Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia. jan.burke@csiro.au
Abstract:
We demonstrate the precise figure measurement of a one-inch (25.4 mm) diamond-turned 90 masculine off-axis commercial-quality parabolic mirror. The test is carried out with a phase-shifting Fizeau interferometer fitted with a spherical reference surface, auxiliary components and a flat return mirror. We present a detailed and systematic appraisal of the necessary steps for alignment and calibration of the instrument and the alignment of the parabolic mirror. Alignment errors and interferometric sensitivity variations are characterised and corrected, and the results give some insight into the diamond-turning process.
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