Abstract

The application of computer generated holograms to the interferometric testing of aspheric optical elements has been investigated, and it has been shown that they provide a convenient and practical method of producing an aspheric reference wavefront.

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Using Computer Generated Holograms to Test Aspheric Wavefronts

J. C. Wyant and V. P. Bennett
Appl. Opt. 11(12) 2833-2839 (1972)

Interferometric testing with computer-generated holograms: aberration balancing method and error analysis

Toyohiko Yatagai and Hiroyoshi Saito
Appl. Opt. 17(4) 558-565 (1978)

Testing aspheric surfaces with computer-generated holograms: analysis of adjustment and shape errors

Bernd Dörband and Hans J. Tiziani
Appl. Opt. 24(16) 2604-2611 (1985)

Absolute interferometric test of aspheres by use of twin computer-generated holograms

Stephan Reichelt, Christof Pruss, and Hans J. Tiziani
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Scanning Halftone Plotter and Computer-Generated Continuous-Tone Hologram

Y. Ichioka, M. Izumi, and T. Suzuki
Appl. Opt. 10(2) 403-411 (1971)