Reflective grating interferometer: a folded reversal and shearing wave-front interferometer
Anno: 2002
Autori: Ferraro P., De Nicola S., Finizio A., Pierattini G.
Affiliazione autori: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Sez. di Napoli, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy;
Istituto di Cibernetica “E. Caianiello” del CNR, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy;
Abstract: The reflecting grating interferometer (RGI) is a folded and reversal wave-front interferometer sensitive only to asymmetrical aberrations such as third-order coma. The RGI can isolate and evaluate coma both in nearly collimated and in noncollimated beams. We propose a RGI with a different optical configuration that includes a lateral shearing in addition to folding and reversal operations. With lateral shear, the RGI also becomes sensitive to other terms of third-order aberrations such as defocusing, astigmatism, and spherical aberration. Optical path difference equations for interpreting interferograms and numerical simulations are presented to show how the interferometer works in the shearing configuration, Its potential applications are described and discussed. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
Giornale/Rivista: APPLIED OPTICS
Volume: 41 (2) Da Pagina: 342 A: 347
Parole chiavi: reflecting grating interferometerDOI: 10.1364/AO.41.000342Citazioni: 11dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-05-12Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui