Optics Express · 2004 · 22 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesBiomedical EngineeringMetrologyOpticsSpectroscopyFourier OpticsInterferometryOptical MetrologyOptical Transfer FunctionThin Film Optical PropertiesWave DispersionFourier TransformFourier Transform ProfilometryFourier Transform TheoryInterferometric MeasurementInterferometric MetrologyInterferometric Surface ProfilometryOptical InterferometryPhase Shifting Interferometry
A direct spectral phase function calculation method based on spectral phase shifting is described. We show experimentally that the direct phase function calculation method can provide a simple and fast solution in calculating the spectral phase function, while maintaining the same level of accurate measurement capability as that based on the Fourier transform approach.