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Wavefront sensor

US8619405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2008
Grant dateDec 31, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J2009/002
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wavefront sensor using a pair of screens, each having a two-dimensional array of circular apertures, to achieve Moiré effects, and its use to measure the slope of a wavefront.

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