Chinese Optics, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 140(2024)

A non-null interferometry for concave aspheric surface

Xu ZHANG, Shi-jie LI*, Bing-cai LIU, Ai-ling TIAN, Hai-feng LIANG, and Chang-long CAI
Author Affiliations
  • School of Opto-Electronical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Schematic diagram of aspheric surface directly tested by non-null interferometry
    Ray-tracing model of non-null test
    Aberration caused by adjustment errors. (a) Distance induced defocusing; (b) tilt error caused by optical axis tilt; (c) coma caused by optical axis offset error
    (a) The experiment setup of non-null test for concave aspheric; data of (b) concave paraboloid surface and (c) concave ellipsoid surface obtained by non-null direct interferometry
    Non-null test results after removing adjustment error and retrace error. (a)Test results of concave parabolic surface; (b) test results of concave ellipsoid surface
    Comparative experiment on concave aspheric. (a) The optical path diagram of plane autocollimation; (b) testing of concave paraboloid surface by autocollimation; (c) testing of concave ellipsoid surface using LUPHOScan
    • Table 1. Correspondence between the terms of Zernike polynomials and aberrations

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      Table 1. Correspondence between the terms of Zernike polynomials and aberrations

      TermPolynomialMeaning
      $ {Z_4} $$ - 1{\text{ + }}2\left( {{x^2} + {y^2}} \right) $Power
      $ {Z_7} $$ \left( { - 2 + 3{x^2} + 3{y^2}} \right)x $Coma X
      $ {Z_8} $$ \left( { - 2 + 3{x^2} + 3{y^2}} \right)y $Coma Y
      $ {Z_9} $$ 1 - 6\left( {{x^2} + {y^2}} \right) + 6{\left( {{x^2} + {y^2}} \right)^2} $Primary Spherical
    • Table 2. Parameters of concave paraboloid surface

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      Table 2. Parameters of concave paraboloid surface

      ParameterValueParameterValue
      Aspheric typeConcave paraboloidMaximum sag/mm1.67
      Diameter/mm90Maximum slope/(°)4.25
      Radius curvature of the vertex/mm606Maximum asphericity/μm0.575
      Conic coefficient K−1Best radius of the reference sphere/mm606.835
    • Table 3. Parameters of concave ellipsoid surface

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      Table 3. Parameters of concave ellipsoid surface

      ParameterValueParameterValue
      Aspheric typeConcave ellipsoidMaximum sag/mm2.91
      Diameter/mm90Maximum slope/(°)7.39
      Radius curvature of the vertex/mm348Maximum asphericity/μm2.0154
      Conic coefficient K−0.66Best radius of the reference sphere/mm348.9615
    • Table 4. Simulation calculation results of retrace error of concave paraboloid surface

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      Table 4. Simulation calculation results of retrace error of concave paraboloid surface

      OA/mm$ O P D $Power item $ Z_{{\mathrm{OPD}}(4)} $Primary spherical $Z_{\Delta{{\mathrm{OPD}}(9)}}$Retrace error
      605
      606
      606.835
      607
      608
    • Table 5. Simulation calculation results of retrace error of concave ellipsoid surface

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      Table 5. Simulation calculation results of retrace error of concave ellipsoid surface

      OA/mm$ O P D $Power item $ Z_{{\mathrm{OPD}}(4)} $Primary spherical $ Z_{\Delta{{\mathrm{OPD}}(9)}}$Retrace error
      347
      348
      348.9615
      349
      350
    • Table 6. Defocusing error introduced by distance errors in experiments and its removal (nm)

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      Table 6. Defocusing error introduced by distance errors in experiments and its removal (nm)

      Detection resultPower is adjusted to a minimumAdjust the distance L1Adjust the distance L2Adjust the distance L3
      Fringe pattern
      Surface error before removing PowerPV=639.7608RMS=135.4192PV=4283.4232 RMS=1200.4216PV=1833.8544 RMS=515.732PV=1999.0152 RMS=523.3256
      Surface error after removing PowerPV= 627.1048 RMS=135.4192PV= 654.3152 RMS=133.5208PV=721.392 RMS=132.888PV=656.2136 RMS=137.3176
    • Table 7. Comet error introduced by optical axis tilt/offset error in experiment and its removal (nm)

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      Table 7. Comet error introduced by optical axis tilt/offset error in experiment and its removal (nm)

      Detection resultComa is adjusted to a minimumAdjust the eccentric θ1Adjust the eccentric θ2Adjust the eccentric θ3
      Fringe pattern
      Surface error before removing ComaPV=722.6576 RMS=137.3176PV=656.8464 RMS=133.5208PV=641.6592 RMS=134.7864PV=649.2528 RMS=136.6848
      Surface error after removing ComaPV= 510.6696 RMS=125.2944PV= 489.7872 RMS=123.3960PV= 491.0528 RMS=125.2944PV= 488.5216 RMS=126.5600
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    Xu ZHANG, Shi-jie LI, Bing-cai LIU, Ai-ling TIAN, Hai-feng LIANG, Chang-long CAI. A non-null interferometry for concave aspheric surface[J]. Chinese Optics, 2024, 17(1): 140

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    Received: Mar. 13, 2023

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    Published Online: Mar. 28, 2024

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2023-0042

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