Improved double-pass measurement method for detecting right-angle errors of corner cube prisms

HAN Manlin; HAN Sen; WU Quanying; ZHANG Linghua; SHEN Yuhang; YANG Ying; GUO Jingming

doi:10.5768/JAO202546.0103004

Journal of Applied Optics > 2025 > 46(1): 148-155. > DOI: 10.5768/JAO202546.0103004

HAN Manlin, HAN Sen, WU Quanying, et al. Improved double-pass measurement method for detecting right-angle errors of corner cube prisms[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2025, 46（1）: 148-155. DOI: 10.5768/JAO202546.0103004

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Improved double-pass measurement method for detecting right-angle errors of corner cube prisms

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School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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Suzhou H & L Instruments LLC, Suzhou 215123, China

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Received Date: December 14, 2023
Revised Date: March 10, 2024
Available Online: January 12, 2025

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The traditional method for measuring the right-angle error of a corner cube prism involves using the Fizeau interferometric system with a single-pass method. However, this method has some limitations, including the presence of systematic aberrations caused by multiple retro-reflections and errors introduced by adjusting the tilt of the reference mirror. An improved double-pass method was used to measure the right-angle error of a corner cube prism. This method could match the irregularities of the reference light and the test light, which eliminated the effect of systematic aberration and eliminated the need to adjust the reference mirror. Experiments were carried out using a Fizeau interferometer to measure the same corner cube prism using the traditional method and the improved method. Single-pass measurements result in dihedral angle errors of 0.978 5 μrad, 1.536 8 μrad, and −0.355 8 μrad, respectively. Double-pass measurements result in dihedral angle errors of 0.638 3 μrad, 1.260 9 μrad, and −0.311 3 μrad. The experimental results verify that the double-pass measurement method is more accurate than the single-pass measurement method.
- corner cube prisms,
- dihedral right-angle error,
- single-pass measurements,
- double-pass measurements

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