SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING SURFACES OF AN OPTICAL WAVE USING A GRADIENT DENSITY FILTER

Abstract

The systems for inspecting an optical wave surface output from an optical device, the optical device comprising an output pupil, the inspection system comprising an optical measurement head and a computer for processing the images obtained from the optical measurement head. The optical measurement head comprises: a density gradient filter, the density varying periodically in the two directions of the space, a matrix array comprising at least four identical lenses, of square form, of the same focal length and disposed symmetrically, a matrix of photodetectors, each of the four lenses forming, of the pupil, an image in the plane of this matrix. The computer for processing the images comprises computation means that make it possible to calculate the partial derivatives

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Claims

1. A system for inspecting an optical wave surface output from an optical device, said optical device comprising an output pupil, said inspection system comprising an optical measurement head and a computer for processing images obtained from said optical measurement head, wherein the optical measurement head comprises: a density gradient filter, in a plane referenced (x′, y′) at right angles to the optical axis of the optical measurement head, the transmission T(x′, y′) of said filter being governed by the equation: Tijx′,y′=1+2πidx′/px−jdy′/px2withdx′dy′=x′−im+0.25px/2y′−jn+0.25py/2px and py representing the periods of the two sinusoidal functions dependent respectively on dx′ and dy′, i and j being able to take the values -1 and +1, m and n being positive integers or nil,a matrix array of identical lenses, of square form, of the same focal length, said matrix array comprising at least four lenses, each center of one of the four lenses being disposed on an axis passing through the center of the output pupil and a point O’M′(i, j) of the density gradient filter such that, in the plane referenced (x′, y′), O′M′i,j=im+0.25px/2jn+0.25py/2a matrixof photodetectors, each of the four lenses forming, of the pupil, an image in the plane of this matrix, these images being referenced I″k(x, y), k varying from 1 to 4;the computer for processing the images comprises computation means that make it possible to calculate the partial derivatives ∂Δ∂xx,y and ∂Δ∂yx,yof the wave surface Δ(x, y) in the plane (x, y) of the output pupil, these partial derivatives being equal to ∂Δ∂xx,y=Ax+BI″4x,y−I″3x,y+I″2x,y−I″1x,y∂Δ∂yx,y=Ay+BI″4x,y+I″3x,y−I″2x,y−I″1x,yA and B being constants dependent on the geometrical parameters of the optical measurement head.

2. The inspection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the optical device is a lens, its focusing plane being situated in the plane of the matrix array of the lenses.

3. The inspection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the optical device is an afocal, the optical measurement head comprises an additional optic disposed in the output pupil, such that the focusing plane of said additional optic is situated in the plane of the matrix array of the lenses.

4. The inspection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the matrix array comprises at least one second quadruplet of lenses.

5. The inspection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two periods px and py are equal.

6. A system for inspecting an optical wave surface output from an optical device, said optical device comprising an output pupil, said inspection system comprising an optical measurement head and a computer for processing images output from said optical measurement head, wherein the optical measurement head comprises: a density gradient filter, in a plane referenced (x′, y′) at right angles to the optical axis of the optical measurement head, the transmission T(x′, y′) of said filter being governed by the equation: Tx′,y′=1+sin2πx′−y′/pxsin2πx′+y′/py2px and py representing the periods of the two sinusoidal functions dependent respectively on (x′-y′) and (x′+y′) a matrix array of identical lenses, of square form, of the same focal length, said matrix array comprising at least four lenses, each center of one of the four lenses being disposed on an axis passing through the center of the output pupil and a point O’M′(i, j) of the density gradient filter such that, in the plane referenced (x′, y′), O′M′i,j=im+0.25px/2jn+0.25py/2i and j being able to take the values -1 and +1, m and n being positive integers or nil, a matrixof photodetectors, each of the four lenses forming, of the pupil, an image in the plane of this matrix, these images being referenced I″k(x, y), k varying from 1 to 4;the computerfor processing the images comprises computation means that make it possible to calculate the partial derivatives ∂Δ∂xx,yand∂Δ∂yx,yof the wave surface Δ(x, y) in the plane (x, y) of the output pupil, these partial derivatives being equal to∂Δ∂xx,y=Ax+Bsin−1I″4x,y−I″3x,y+I″2x,y−I″1x,yC∂Δ∂yx,y=Ay+Bsin−1I″4x,y+I″3x,y−I″2x,y−I″1x,yCA, B and C being constants dependent on the geometrical parameters of the optical measurement head.

7. The inspection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein, when the optical device is a lens, its focusing plane being situated in the plane of the matrix array of the lenses.

8. The inspection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein, when the optical device is an afocal, the optical measurement head comprises an additional optic disposed in the output pupil, such that the focusing plane of said additional optic is situated in the plane of the matrix array of the lenses.

9. The inspection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the matrix array comprises at least one second quadruplet of lenses.

10. The inspection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the two periods px and py are equal.