A simple scatter method for optical surface roughness and slope measurements. Roughness of polished fused silica
- 15 May 1970
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 3 (5) , 341-342
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/3/5/301
Abstract
For supersmooth optical surfaces, the equation relating diffusely scattered light to roughness and slope parameters assumes a simple form. Measurements of rms roughness and slope for such surfaces can be made with an instrument which accepts a solid angle much smaller than 2π steradian. Measurements made on fused silica surfaces yield values as low as 023 nm and 38 × 10−4 rad.Keywords
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- The application of fringes of equal chromatic order to the assessment of the surface roughness of polished fused silicaJournal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, 1970