Design and Operation of a Real Time Interferometer Working at 3.8 µm

K. Prettyjohns; S. DeVore; E. Dereniak; J. Wyant

doi:10.1117/12.936352

15 November 1983 Design and Operation of a Real Time Interferometer Working at 3.8 µm

K. Prettyjohns, S. DeVore, E. Dereniak, J. Wyant

Proceedings Volume 0429, Precision Surface Metrology; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936352
Event: 27th Annual Technical Symposium, 1983, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A digital heterodyne interferometer has been designed and constructed to operate at a wavelength of 3.8 μm. The instrument is intended for use in measuring wavefront figure error due to thickness variations in dielectric coatings applied to infrared optics. A 32 x 64 element PtSi infrared CCD detector array is used together with digital processing and graphics display on a desktop microcomputer. Preliminary results have shown a wavefront measurement repeatability of less than λ/50.

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K. Prettyjohns, S. DeVore, E. Dereniak, and J. Wyant "Design and Operation of a Real Time Interferometer Working at 3.8 µm", Proc. SPIE 0429, Precision Surface Metrology, (15 November 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936352

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