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Spatial and spectral wavefront analysis and measurement

US6819435B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2001
Grant dateNov 16, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/10009
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for wavefront analysis including obtaining a plurality of differently phase changed transformed wavefronts corresponding to a wavefront being analyzed which has an amplitude and a phase, obtaining a plurality of intensity maps of the plurality of phase changed transformed wavefronts and employing the plurality of intensity maps to obtain an output indicating the amplitude and phase of the wavefront being analyzed.

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