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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Fluid Dynamics
    • Metrology

    Background:

    • Traditional liquid mirror calibration requires strict environmental controls.
    • Dynamic interferometer systems present unique calibration challenges.
    • Existing methods for liquid mirror calibration are not suitable for dynamic systems.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a new liquid mirror calibration method for dynamic interferometer systems.
    • To develop a technique that mitigates the need for stringent environmental safeguards.
    • To achieve absolute calibration of dynamic interferometer systematic errors.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a liquid micro-amplitude sloshing approach for calibration.
    • Applied multimodal analysis to model and analyze the sloshing liquid surface.
    • Established a time-dimensional mean model to calculate minimum sampling time.
    • Employed time averaging to reduce surface errors.

    Main Results:

    • Developed a theory for minimum sampling time in sloshing liquid calibration.
    • Demonstrated that errors can be controlled to within λ/100 with sufficient averaging time.
    • Validated the method's correctness through experimental comparisons.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed liquid micro-amplitude sloshing method offers a viable alternative for dynamic interferometer calibration.
    • This technique reduces systematic errors without requiring strict environmental controls.
    • The findings provide a pathway for more robust and adaptable interferometer calibration.