Measurement of complex surface shapes using a spherical...

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2006-10-24

2006-10-24

Lee, Hwa (Andrew) (Department: 2877)

Optics: measuring and testing

By light interference

For dimensional measurement

C356S497000

Reexamination Certificate

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07126698

ABSTRACT:
Conical surfaces (and other complex surface shapes) can be interferometrically characterized using a locally spherical measurement wavefront (e.g., spherical and aspherical wavefronts). In particular, complex surface shapes are measured relative to a measurement point datum. This is achieved by varying the radius of curvature of a virtual surface corresponding to a theoretical test surface that would reflect a measurement wavefront to produce a constant optical path length difference (e.g., zero OPD) between the measurement and reference wavefronts.

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