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A Focal Plane Imager with High Dynamic Range to Identify Fabrication Errors in Diffractive Optics

Published

Author(s)

Muhammad I. Afzal, Sofia C. Corzo Garcia, Ulf Griesmann

Abstract

We describe the prototype of a focal plane imager for the characterization of fabrication errors in diffractive optics. We also demonstrate the use of a high dynamic range imaging method to identify small errors in a hologram and a grating that are traceable to the fabrication method.
Proceedings Title
Optical Fabrication and Testing, Denver, Colorado 2017, OSA Technical Digest
Conference Dates
July 9-13, 2017
Conference Location
Denver, CO, US
Conference Title
Optical Fabrication and Testing

Keywords

Diffraction and gratings, Holography, Metrological instrumentation, Metrology

Citation

Afzal, M. , Corzo Garcia, S. and Griesmann, U. (2017), A Focal Plane Imager with High Dynamic Range to Identify Fabrication Errors in Diffractive Optics, Optical Fabrication and Testing, Denver, Colorado 2017, OSA Technical Digest, Denver, CO, US, [online], https://doi.org/10.1364/OFT.2017.OW3B.2, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=922962 (Accessed April 24, 2024)
Created July 8, 2017, Updated April 8, 2022