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Interferometry

Interferometer photoSurface Characterization

The AK100 4" interferometer provides non-contact measurement of flat and spherical surfaces and transmitted wavefront measurement of optical components and assemblies. Measurements can be made using simple visual fringe inspection, static fringe analysis, and phase-modulated interferogram analysis.

Measurement and Software Analysis

  • 3D interferometric surface mapping: roughness, form
  • Magnifications of 1X-6X
  • Fiducial tracking
  • Comprehensive graphical software for the acquisition, analysis, manipulation and visualization of data
  • Calculation of surface aberrations including piston, tilt, focus, coma, astigmatism, and spherical
  • Geometric spot analysis
  • Data filtering, scaling, masking and interpolation
  • 3D surface plotting

Applications

  • Astronomical mirror characterization
  • Optical component quality assurance

sample output
Phase map of 4" quarter wave optical flat

sample output

Surface map and roughness statistics for 4" quarter wave optical flat


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