Abstract
Typically interferometers are used in a null configuration where the reference and test wavefronts are nearly identical. Non-null testing, however, can enable aspheric measurements without dedicated correctors. We demonstrate challenges encountered with interferometric non-null measurements.
© 2006 Optical Society of America
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