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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Gene Olczak, Pittsford, NY (US);
Cormic K. Merle, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gene Olczak, Pittsford, NY (US);
Cormic K. Merle, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for detecting piston diversity between mirror segments. The system includes a pupil plane mask, a transform optical element, and an image detector. The pupil plane mask includes two or more open mask areas and two or more polarizers. Each polarizer is disposed within a respective one of the open mask areas. A first one of the two or more polarizers has a first polarization orientation, and a second of the two or more polarizers has a second polarization orientation.