Multiaperture speckle shear interferometry exhibits sensitivity to in-
plane displacement components. The response of the interferometer to i
n-plane displacement, however, depends on the location of the shear el
ement on an aperture in front of the imaging lens. Two configurations
with three apertures, with the shear element positioned at two differe
nt locations, are examined theoretically and experimentally. (C) 1996
Optical Society of America.