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Calibration method to characterize the accuracy of phase-shifting point diffraction interferometer.

Ke Liu1, Yanqiu Li, Hai Wang

  • 1Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Imaging Technology and System, Ministry of Education of China, School of Optoelectronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. liuke@bit.edu.cn

The Review of Scientific Instruments
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Accurately calibrating phase-shifting point diffraction interferometers (PS/PDI) requires removing systematic errors like coma and astigmatism. This study introduces a novel method to simultaneously calibrate these errors, significantly improving PS/PDI measurement accuracy.

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Area of Science:

  • Optical metrology
  • Interferometry
  • Precision measurement

Background:

  • Phase-shifting point diffraction interferometers (PS/PDI) are crucial for high-accuracy measurements.
  • Traditional two-pinhole null tests for PS/PDI are limited by uncalibrated geometrical coma and detector tilt astigmatism errors.
  • Existing calibration methods struggle to effectively remove astigmatism errors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel method for simultaneously calibrating geometrical coma and detector tilt astigmatism in PS/PDI null tests.
  • To enhance the overall measurement accuracy of PS/PDI systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing measurements from two orthogonal pinhole pairs.
  • Applying Zernike polynomials' orthogonal and rotational symmetry properties.
  • Simultaneously calculating and removing systematic errors during the null test.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method effectively isolates systematic errors in PS/PDI null tests.
  • Achieved a measurement accuracy of 0.0088λ rms (λ = 632.8 nm) after calibration.
  • Experimental verification using a visible light PS/PDI confirmed the method's efficacy.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method provides accurate simultaneous calibration of coma and astigmatism errors.
  • This significantly improves the precision of phase-shifting point diffraction interferometry.
  • Enables higher accuracy measurements in optical metrology applications.