Techniques For Characterizing Optical System Fabrication

Kevin P. Thompson

doi:10.1117/12.943116

13 August 1984 Techniques For Characterizing Optical System Fabrication

Kevin P. Thompson

Proceedings Volume 0483, Optical Alignment II; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943116
Event: 1984 Technical Symposium East, 1984, Arlington, United States

Abstract

A theory has been developed for representing fabricated optical components by a set of easily identified local coordinate systems linked by physically relevant stationary pivot points. The use of stationary pivot modeling has many advantages when attempting to make performance predictions on complex optical systems during the fabrication and assembly process. In this paper, the basic techniques for modeling fabricated optical components by stationary pivots are developed and some applications discussed.

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Kevin P. Thompson "Techniques For Characterizing Optical System Fabrication", Proc. SPIE 0483, Optical Alignment II, (13 August 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943116

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