Scatterplate Interferometry: A Diffraction Theory

L. A. Johnson; John Hayes

doi:10.1117/12.957722

13 November 1980 Scatterplate Interferometry: A Diffraction Theory

L. A. Johnson, John Hayes

Proceedings Volume 0190, Los Alamos Conference on Optics 1979; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957722
Event: Los Alamos Conference on Optics '79, 1979, Los Alamos, United States

Abstract

The Burch scatterplate interferometer is an extremely precise, equal path interferometer that provides direct wavefront information without the use of any precision optical components. This paper describes the use of Fourier transform techniques to provide a straightforward scalar diffraction theory of the interferometer. The results show the characteristic hot spot and speckle pattern seen in scatterplate interferograms. Practical applications of the theory are also discussed.

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L. A. Johnson and John Hayes "Scatterplate Interferometry: A Diffraction Theory", Proc. SPIE 0190, Los Alamos Conference on Optics 1979, (13 November 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957722

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