Technique for aligning optical and mechanical axes based on a rotating linear grating

Tomas D. Milster; Cynthia L. Vernold

doi:10.1117/12.210764

1 October 1995 Technique for aligning optical and mechanical axes based on a rotating linear grating

Tomas D. Milster, Cynthia L. Vernold

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 34, Issue 10, (October 1995). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.210764

Abstract

We describe a technique for aligning the axis of an optical system with the axis of a rotating mechanical system. The optical system is focused onto a linear grating that rotates in conjunction with the mechanical system. Light reflected from the grating produces an interference pattern in the pupil of the optical system. Temporal modulation of the fringes in the interference pattern is observed as the mechanical system rotates if the optical and mechanical axes are misaligned. Experimentally we demonstrate alignment to better than 0.1 μm.

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Tomas D. Milster and Cynthia L. Vernold "Technique for aligning optical and mechanical axes based on a rotating linear grating," Optical Engineering 34(10), (1 October 1995). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.210764

Published: 1 October 1995

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