Rotatable shear plate interferometer

Title: Rotatable shear plate interferometer

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A rotatable shear plate interferometer comprises a transparent shear plate mounted obliquely in a tubular supporting member at 45.degree. with respect to its horizontal center axis. This tubular supporting member is supported rotatably around its center axis and a collimated laser beam is made incident on the shear plate along this center axis such that defocus in different directions can be easily measured.

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Duffus, Richard C. ^[1]

(Livermore, CA)

Issue Date:: 1988-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 866782

Patent Number(s):: 4786175

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) LLNL

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: rotatable; shear; plate; interferometer; comprises; transparent; mounted; obliquely; tubular; supporting; 45; degree; respect; horizontal; center; axis; supported; rotatably; collimated; laser; beam; incident; defocus; directions; easily; measured; collimated laser; shear plate; plate mounted; laser beam; center axis; rotatable shear; tubular supporting; tubular support; horizontal center; plate interferometer; /356/

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