Vision ray metrology for freeform optics

Autor: Matthew A. Davies, Ana Hiza Ramírez Andrade, Shohreh Shadalou, Dustin Gurganus, Thomas J. Suleski, Konstantinos Falaggis
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Optics Express. 29:43480
ISSN: 1094-4087
DOI: 10.1364/oe.443550
Popis: Vision ray techniques are known in the optical community to provide low-uncertainty image formation models. In this work, we extend this approach and propose a vision ray metrology system that estimates the geometric wavefront of a measurement sample using the sample-induced deflection in the vision rays. We show the feasibility of this approach using simulations and measurements of spherical and freeform optics. In contrast to the competitive technique deflectometry, this approach relies on differential measurements and, hence, requires no elaborated calibration procedure that uses sophisticated optimization algorithms to estimate geometric constraints. Applications of this work are the metrology and alignment of freeform optics.
Databáze: OpenAIRE