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Test optics error removal.

C J Evans, R N Kestner

    Applied Optics
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    By rotating a test part in an interferometer to N positions and averaging, nonrotationally symmetric errors are removed. This method effectively isolates specific error orders, improving surface testing accuracy.

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    Area of Science:

    • Optical metrology
    • Interferometry
    • Surface testing

    Background:

    • Wave-front and surface errors in optical testing can be rotationally symmetric or nonrotationally symmetric.
    • Distinguishing and removing nonrotationally symmetric errors is crucial for accurate optical component characterization.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a method for removing nonrotationally symmetric errors in interferometric tests.
    • To demonstrate the application of this method in absolute optical surface testing.

    Main Methods:

    • Rotating the test part or reference surface to N equally spaced positions.
    • Averaging the resulting wave-front data.
    • Software-based rotation of data to a common orientation.
    • Mathematical proof using orthogonal polynomials and simulation with Zernike polynomials.

    Main Results:

    • Averaging wave-front data after N rotations removes errors with angular orders not multiples of N.
    • Nonrotationally symmetric errors, except for specific angular orders (kNθ), are eliminated.
    • The method enables the separation of both rotationally symmetric and non-symmetric surface components in absolute tests.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed rotation and averaging technique effectively removes specific nonrotationally symmetric interferometric errors.
    • This method enhances the accuracy of optical surface metrology, particularly in absolute testing scenarios.