Photonics • Vol 8 • No 12
Parametric Mid-Spatial Frequency Surface Error Synthesis
December 2021 • Timothy Hefferan, Logan Graves, Isaac Trumper, Soojong Pak, Daewook Kim
Standard mid-spatial frequency tooling mark errors were parameterized into a series of characteristic features and systematically investigated. Diffraction encircled and ensquared energy radii at the 90% levels from an unpowered optical surface were determined as a function of the root-mean-square surface irregularity, characteristic tooling mark parameters, fold mirror rotation angle, and incident beam f-number. Tooling mark frequencies on the order of 20 cycles per aperture or less were considered. This subset e…