WAVE-FRONT SENSOR PROTOTYPE FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BASED ON A 3-LEVEL PHASE GRATING

Authors
PRIMOT J SOGNO L FRACASSO B HEGGARTY K
Citation
J. Primot et al., WAVE-FRONT SENSOR PROTOTYPE FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BASED ON A 3-LEVEL PHASE GRATING, Optical engineering, 36(3), 1997, pp. 901-904
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00913286
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
901 - 904
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-3286(1997)36:3<901:WSPFIA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The wavefront sensor is a key component in applications such as adapti ve optics, atmospheric turbulence analysis, and flow visualization. A prototype achromatic three-wave lateral-shearing interferometer is des cribed. It is adapted to low-light-level conditions and enables high s patial resolution of the analyzed wavefront. It is essentially based o n the use of a specific three-level phase grating. (C) 1997 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.