Use of power spectral density (PSD) to specify optical surfaces

Autor: Gabriele A. Ringel, Helmut H. Toebben, Frank Kratz, Dirk-Roger Schmitt
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Specification, Production, and Testing of Optical Components and Systems.
ISSN: 0277-786X
DOI: 10.1117/12.246751
Popis: The power spectral density (PSD) is the most appropriate way to characterize the microroughness of a surface with a spatial wavelength range from several centimeters to a few hundred nanometers. Novel concepts to specify optical surfaces using the PSD are discussed. The results are applied to measurements obtained by a n optical heterodyne profilometer, by a mechanical profiler nanostep, and by an atomic force microscope. It is demonstrated that this method could yield a bandwidth independent model for the description of surface parameters.
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