Vertex radius calculation and sensitivity analysis for measuring paraboloidal surfaces with a three-ball spherometer

Margaret Z. Dominguez; Jianxin Li; Jianxin Li; Ping Zhou; James H. Burge

doi:10.1364/OFT.2014.OM3C.5

Classical Optics 2014
OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optica Publishing Group, 2014),
paper OM3C.5
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OFT.2014.OM3C.5

Vertex radius calculation and sensitivity analysis for measuring paraboloidal surfaces with a three-ball spherometer

Margaret Z. Dominguez, Jianxin Li, Ping Zhou, and James H. Burge

Optical Fabrication and Testing 2014

Kohala Coast, Hawaii United States
22–26 June 2014
ISBN: 978-1-55752-747-9

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M. Z. Dominguez, J. Li, P. Zhou, and J. H. Burge, "Vertex radius calculation and sensitivity analysis for measuring paraboloidal surfaces with a three-ball spherometer," in Classical Optics 2014, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optica Publishing Group, 2014), paper OM3C.5.

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Abstract

This paper expands on work previously presented that describes how to calculate the vertex radius of an off-axis parabolic segment using the sag measured by a three ball spherometer. An example of the vertex radius calculation is also presented.

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