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Po-Chih Lin, Hung-Sheng Chang, Yi-Chun Chen

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High-overlapping-density subaperture stitching interferometry (HOD-SSI) reduces errors from reference optics in optical testing. This method averages multiple measurements to improve the accuracy of stitched optical surface deformation phase data.

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Area of Science:

Optical Engineering
Metrology
Interferometry

Background:

Subaperture stitching interferometry is vital for testing large or high-numerical-aperture optics without auxiliary components.
Interferometer reference optics errors can compromise the accuracy of the final stitched phase data.
Existing methods struggle to mitigate the impact of these inherent system errors on measurement fidelity.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and validate a novel high-overlapping-density subaperture stitching interferometry (HOD-SSI) technique.
To minimize the influence of reference optics errors on the accuracy of stitched optical surface measurements.
To enhance the reliability of subaperture stitching interferometry for precise optical testing.

Main Methods:

Implementing a high-overlapping-density approach in subaperture stitching interferometry.
Acquiring multiple subaperture measurements at varied rotational angles of the test optic.
Averaging the phase data from overlapping subaperture measurements to determine the final surface deformation.

Main Results:

HOD-SSI effectively reduces stitched phase errors caused by static reference optics errors.
Simulations demonstrated the error-reduction capabilities of the proposed method.
Experimental validation confirmed the significant improvement in measurement accuracy using HOD-SSI.

Conclusions:

High-overlapping-density subaperture stitching interferometry is a robust technique for mitigating reference error impacts.
HOD-SSI enhances the accuracy of optical surface deformation measurements, particularly for challenging optics.
The method offers a practical solution for improving the precision of interferometric testing in optical manufacturing and research.