{"title":"<i>In situ</i> online deflectometry with synchronized calibration and measurement.","authors":"Ruiyang Wang, Renhao Ge, Daewook Kim, Zekun Zhang, Manwei Chen, Dahai Li, Shouhuan Zhou","doi":"10.1364/OL.562040","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Delicate calibration is essential for high-accuracy deflectometric measurements of specular surfaces. However, traditional methods rely on assumptions that can introduce significant systematic errors, particularly regarding system stability throughout the calibration-measurement process. This Letter proposes a synchronized calibration and measurement method for deflectometry, effectively tackling the instability-induced systematic error. Experimental validation emulating <i>in situ</i> measurement scenario with synchronized calibration has been conducted, and the results demonstrate nanometric-level agreement between interferometry and deflectometry. Our method enables nanometric-level, <i>in situ</i> deflectometry, thereby paving a path to high-accuracy optical fabrication and online surface characterization.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 12","pages":"3935-3938"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Optics letters","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.562040","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"OPTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Delicate calibration is essential for high-accuracy deflectometric measurements of specular surfaces. However, traditional methods rely on assumptions that can introduce significant systematic errors, particularly regarding system stability throughout the calibration-measurement process. This Letter proposes a synchronized calibration and measurement method for deflectometry, effectively tackling the instability-induced systematic error. Experimental validation emulating in situ measurement scenario with synchronized calibration has been conducted, and the results demonstrate nanometric-level agreement between interferometry and deflectometry. Our method enables nanometric-level, in situ deflectometry, thereby paving a path to high-accuracy optical fabrication and online surface characterization.
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