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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
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 October 24, 2025)