Subaperture stitching interferometry : playing jigsaw puzzles in three-dimensional space
Background: Wavefront Interferometry LimitationsHistory: Review of Related WorkClassification: Applications of Subaperture Stitching InterferometrySubaperture Aberrations: Methods for Subaperture Layout DesignNull subaperture layout designAberrations of off-axis aspheric subaperturesNon-null subaperture layout designNear-null opticsNear-null subaperture layout designStitching: Jigsaw Puzzles in Three-Dimensional SpaceMathematical backgroundSurface error change related to the misalignmentSimultaneous stitchingConfiguration space-based stitching modelObject-image mapping with ray tracingCoordinate mapping with rigid body transformationIterative algorithm for subaperture stitchingOverlapping calculation subproblemConfiguration optimization subproblemSpecial techniques dealing with a large number of subaperturesSparse techniqueBlock-wise QR decompositionCoarse-fine stitching strategyUncertainty: How Error Sources Affect the StitchingNoise propagation during stitchingDecoupling induced aberrations from surface errorCase StudiesLarge flatsHyper-hemispheresLarge convex spheresLarge convex aspheresAcknowledgments
