Effect Of Surface Textures On Reliability Of I.R. M.T.F. Measurements

John K Myler; Dennis Kelsall; Peter R Hall

doi:10.1117/12.941597

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14 May 1984 Effect Of Surface Textures On Reliability Of I.R. M.T.F. Measurements

John K Myler, Dennis Kelsall, Peter R Hall

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Proceedings Volume 0467, Image Assessment: Infrared and Visible; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941597
Event: Image Assessment Infrared and Visible, 1983, Oxford, United Kingdom

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The influence of surface roughness on the optical performance of diamond turned components has been investigated in the wavelength range 7.3μm to 12.6,μm, with special regard to the Modulation Transfer Function (M.T.F.). Specifically, diamond turned, planar mirrors, and conventionally polished mirrors have been inserted in a selection of optical trains, in order to perform comparative measurements. The optical trains employed, corresponded to two commonly used assessment techniques, (i) Fizeau Interferometry, (ii) Measurement of the Line-Spread Function. It is known that surface roughness can give rise to a finite degradation in performance and may influence the M.T.F. It has been shown that method (i) is largely insensitive to such a degradation. However, method (ii) exhibits a significant dependence on surface roughness. Results are presented for mirrors constructed from aluminium alloy, and brass.

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John K Myler, Dennis Kelsall, and Peter R Hall "Effect Of Surface Textures On Reliability Of I.R. M.T.F. Measurements", Proc. SPIE 0467, Image Assessment: Infrared and Visible, (14 May 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941597

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