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    • Surface Metrology

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    • Tilted-wave interferometry (TWI) is a powerful technique for high-accuracy surface measurements.
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    • Existing methods like optical path difference (OPD) differencing or ignoring piston error reduce accuracy.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the accuracy requirements for additional information needed to achieve absolute measurements using TWI.
    • To determine the impact of known absolute OPDs on the precision of asphere and freeform surface measurements.

    Main Methods:

    • Conducting virtual experiments and simulations.
    • Analyzing the effect of varying the accuracy of a single known absolute OPD on the final measurement result.
    • Evaluating strategies to overcome unknown patch offsets in TWI.

    Main Results:

    • Unknown patch offsets currently hinder absolute measurements in TWI.
    • Simulations demonstrate that knowing one absolute OPD within a 500 nm range significantly enhances measurement accuracy.
    • The accuracy of the final measurement is highly dependent on the precision of the known absolute OPD.

    Conclusions:

    • TWI can achieve absolute measurements for aspheres and freeform surfaces with additional information.
    • A single absolute OPD measurement within 500 nm is sufficient to overcome current limitations.
    • This finding paves the way for more accurate and reliable metrology of complex optical surfaces.