The dual-band interferometer’s optical system for testing the shape of convex spherical surfaces with a diameter up to 600 mm
Authors: Lazareva N.L., Purjaev D.T., Rozhkov O.V.
Published in issue: #7(19)/2013
DOI: 10.18698/2308-6033-2013-7-835
Category: Instrumentation | Chapter: Optical engineering
A new dual-band interferometer's optical system is offered for non-contact testing of the shape of convex spherical surfaces with a diameter up to 600 mm. Large lens, one surface of which is aspherical, is used as lens forming spherical wave front. The lens is rotated around a vertical axis to expand the range of controlled surfaces; wave aberration, introduced by the lens does not exceed 0.005 wave length of the He-Nе-laser. The reference spherical wave front generated rays are reflected from the surface of the convex meniscus lens. Meniscus lens with cube-prism optical system forms a fully corrected for spherical aberration.