Method of reconstructing wavefront aberrations by use of Zernike polynomials in radial shearing interferometers.
A novel method of reconstructing wavefront aberrations by use of Zernike polynomials for radial shearing interferometers is discussed. This method uses matrix formalism to calculate the Zernike coefficients of a wavefront under test and shows the validity of reconstructing an arbitrary wavefront aberration from an interferogram taken by a radial shearing interferometer. We also propose a new interferometer setup to determine the shape and the direction (concave or convex) of wavefront aberration in a single measurement.
Jeong
Tae Moon
TM
Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 1 Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea. jeongtm@apri.gist.ac.kr
Ko
Do-Kyeong
DK
Lee
Jongmin
J