Optomechanical sensitivity and tolerancing

Simon Magarill

doi:10.1117/12.363798

28 September 1999 Optomechanical sensitivity and tolerancing

Simon Magarill

Proceedings Volume 3786, Optomechanical Engineering and Vibration Control; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363798
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Optomechanical sensitivity is the amount of image quality degradation in response to a certain deviation of any primary parameter of an optomechanical system. The sensitivity depends not only on the optical system but also on the mechanical layout. A technique for calculation of optomechanical sensitivity is presented. Only mechanical parameters are used as primary parameters. It is shown that airspaces or element tilts and decentrations cannot be used as primary parameters. The tolerances of an optomechanical system can be determined based on the computed sensitivity. Edge Function is used to evaluate the image quality for projection lenses. Software for realization of this technique has been developed. Examples of optimization of the optomechanical system of a projection lens using the developed technique are presented.

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Simon Magarill "Optomechanical sensitivity and tolerancing", Proc. SPIE 3786, Optomechanical Engineering and Vibration Control, (28 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363798

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