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[OPTICAL REVIEW Vol. 11, No. 2 (2004) 82-86]
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Testing Parabolic Surfaces with Annular Subaperture Interferograms

Fermín GRANADOS-AGUSTÍN^*, J. Fausto ESCOBAR-ROMERO^† and Alejandro CORNEJO-RODRÍGUEZ^‡

Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Apdo. Postal 51 and 216, Puebla C.P. 72000, Mexico

(Received June 4, 2003; Accepted December 1, 2003)

A parabolic surface is tested with spherical reference wavefronts, and with the analysis of partial annular zone interferograms. By means of a computer program, based on the subaperture annular information, complete information about the entire surface can be derived.

Key words: optical testing, optical fabrication

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