Optics 513 Chapter Notes

Chapter 1

Paraxial Properties

Chapter 2

Qualification of Optical Materials

Chapter 3

Wavefront Aberrations

Fraction of Encircled Energy

Light Distribution Near Focus

      Images of Light Distribution Near Focus

      Zernike Polynomial Notes

      Zernike Polynomial Web Page

Chapter 4

Basic Interferometry and Optical Testing

Moiré

      Moiré Patterns

Classical Interferogram Analysis

Chapter 5

Direct Phase Measurement Interferometry

Geometric Phase Shifter
      Jones Calculus

Phase-Shifting Interferometry

Phase Ambiguities

Digital Holography Nondestructive Testing

Spatial Synchronous and Fourier Methods

Vibration Compensated Interferometers (B&W)
      Vibration Compensated Interferometers (PowerPoint)

Dynamic Interferometry

White-Light Interferometry

Chapter 6

Measurement of Surface Quality-Part 1 

Measurement of Surface Quality-Part 2

Comparison of Interferometric and AFM measurements

Extended Range Two-Wavelength Interferometry

      Excellent Website on Microscopy Techniques

Chapter 7

Testing Flat Surface Optical Components

Testing Thin Glass Plates

Chapter 8

Testing Curved Surfaces and/or Lenses-Part A

Testing Curved Surfaces and/or Lenses-Part B

Phase Shifting Scatterplate Interferometer - AO

      Star Test

Spot Sizes

Non-Interferometric Testing Techniques

Knife Edge at Angle

Phase Knife Edge

      Shack Hartmann and Speckle Movies

      Interesting Website on Foucault Test

      Interesting Website on Ronchi Test

Shearing Interferometry

White Light Grating Interferometer

One Dimensional LSI Analysis

      Additional Papers on Lateral Shearing Interferometry

Testing of Halloween Optics

Chapter 9

Testing Aspherics-Part A

Testing Aspherics-Part B

      Additional papers on Computer Generated Holograms

Chapter 10

Absolute Testing Photonics Article

Absolute Testing

Calibration of Interferometer Transmission Spheres

A Practical Implementation of the Random Ball Test

Ball Averaging Testing of Transmission Spheres

Chapter 11

System Evaluation

Closing Remarks

Updated: November 03, 2008