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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Peter C. Hill, Washington, DC (US);
Patrick L. Thompson, Laurel, MD (US);
David L. Aronstein, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Matthew R. Bolcar, Laurel, MD (US);
Jeffrey S. Smith, Baltimore, MD (US);
Peter C. Hill, Washington, DC (US);
Patrick L. Thompson, Laurel, MD (US);
David L. Aronstein, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Matthew R. Bolcar, Laurel, MD (US);
Jeffrey S. Smith, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A method of measuring aberrations in a null-lens including assembly and alignment aberrations. The null-lens may be used for measuring aberrations in an aspheric optic with the null-lens. Light propagates from the aspheric optic location through the null-lens, while sweeping a detector through the null-lens focal plane. Image data being is collected at locations about said focal plane. Light is simulated propagating to the collection locations for each collected image. Null-lens aberrations may extracted, e.g., applying image-based wavefront-sensing to collected images and simulation results. The null-lens aberrations improve accuracy in measuring aspheric optic aberrations.