Testing two techniques for wavefront analysis. Specific applications and comparative study

S. Vallmitjana, A. Marzoa, S. Bosch, E. Acosta


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Volume

V50 - N4 / 2017 Ordinario

Reference

327-335

DOI

http://doi.org/10.7149/OPA.50.4.49022

Language

English

Keywords

Wavefront aberration; Optical testing; Zernike polynomials; Shack-Hartmann; Point diffraction interferometer; Image quality assesment.

Abstract

This work focuses on the description of two different techniques for characterizing wavefronts: by using Shack-Hartmann (SH) sensor and by using Point Diffraction Interferometer (PDI). Moreover describes application examples of each in recent research, and finally a comparative study of both techniques on a single optical system is performed.

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