VISUALIZATION OF SURFACE FIGURE BY THE USE OF ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS

Authors
EVANS CJ PARKS RE SULLIVAN PJ TAYLOR JS
Citation
Cj. Evans et al., VISUALIZATION OF SURFACE FIGURE BY THE USE OF ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS, Applied optics, 34(34), 1995, pp. 7815-7819
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
34
Issue
34
Year of publication
1995
Pages
7815 - 7819
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1995)34:34<7815:VOSFBT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Commercial software in modern interferometers used in optical testing frequently fit the wave-front or surface-figure error to Zernike polyn omials; typically 37 coefficients are provided. We provide visual repr esentations of these data in a form that may help optical fabricators decide how to improve their process or how to optimize system assembly .