Shearing Plate Optical Alignment

Fred M. Dickey; T. Mark Harder

doi:10.1117/12.7972231

1 June 1978 Shearing Plate Optical Alignment

Fred M. Dickey, T. Mark Harder

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 17, Issue 3, 173295 (June 1978). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972231

Abstract

The use of a shearing plate provides a simple and convenient technique for the alignment of optical collimating systems. A quantitative analysis of this technique is outlined. The effects of optical system aberrations are discussed.

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Fred M. Dickey and T. Mark Harder "Shearing Plate Optical Alignment," Optical Engineering 17(3), 173295 (1 June 1978). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972231

Published: 1 June 1978

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