Computer generated hologram system for wavefront measurement system calibration

1. A device for calibrating a wavefront measuring system (WMS) comprising

a WMS for transmitting and receiving an optical wavefront,

a computer generated hologram (CGH) disposed in an axial path of light traveling to or from the WMS, the CGH including grating rings having a predetermined density,

an imaging lens disposed in the axial path between the WMS and the CGH,

the optical wavefront transmitted from the WMS, through the imaging lens, toward the CGH,

the optical wavefront returned from the CGH, through the imaging lens, and received by the WMS, and

the imaging lens forms a less aspheric optical wavefront when disposed in the axial path, than an optical wavefront formed when the imaging lens is not disposed in the axial path,

an entrance port of the WMS is configured to form a pupil image of a device under test,

a center of curvature (CoC) of the device under test is located along the axial path between the pupil image and the device under test, and

the CGH is located along the axial path, adjacent the CoC, when the imaging lens is disposed in the axial path between the WMS and the CGH.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein

the WMS includes an interferometer and a reflective nulling device, and

the imaging lens is disposed between the reflective nulling device and the CGH.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein

the WMS includes an objective lens located along the axial path between the interferometer and the reflective nulling device.

4. The device of claim 2 wherein

the reflective nulling device includes an aspheric mirror, and

the imaging lens is disposed between the aspheric mirror and the CGH.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein

the imaging lens is configured to deliver a first bundle of light toward the CGH, when the imaging lens is disposed in the axial path,

when the imaging lens is not in the axial path, a second bundle of light is delivered toward the CGH, and

the first bundle of light is smaller than the second bundle of light.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein

the imaging lens includes a plano surface facing away from the CGH and a convex surface facing toward the CGH.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein

an entrance port of the WMS is configured to form a pupil image of a device under test, and

the CGH forms an image conjugate of the pupil image.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein

the device under test includes a surface of a segmented primary mirror (PM).

9. The device of claim 7 wherein

evenly spaced points on the pupil image at the entrance port of the WMS form corresponding evenly spaced points on the GCH.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein

the grating rings of the CGH includes a first density when the imaging lens is disposed in the axial path and a second density when the imaging lens is not disposed in the axial path, and

the first density is less than the second density.

11. A calibration system comprising

a light source,

a device under test, and

a wavefront measuring system (WMS),

the WMS including an entrance port for forming a pupil image of the device under test,

the light source transmits light, along an axial direction, to the device under test, and the WMS receives light, along the axial direction, that is reflected from the device under test,

a computer generated hologram (CGH) is selectively inserted along the axial direction for calibrating the WMS, the CGH including grating rings of a predetermined density,

an imaging lens inserted along the axial direction for passing the transmitted light onto the CGH, and passing reflected light from the CGH to the WMS,

an image conjugate of the pupil image is formed at the CGH,

the device under test forms a center of curvature (CoC) along the axial direction, and

the CGH is disposed near the CoC.

12. The calibration system of claim 11 wherein

the light source and the WMS form an interferometer, and

the device under test is a surface of a reflecting mirror.

13. The calibration system of claim 11 including

a reflective nulling device disposed along the axial direction,

wherein the imaging lens is disposed between the reflective nulling device and the CGH.

14. The calibration system of claim 11 wherein

when the CGH and the imaging lens are both inserted along the axial direction, the CGH is configured for calibrating at least middle and high spatial frequencies of the WMS.

15. A method of calibrating a wavefront measuring system (WMS), a reflective nulling device and a computer generated hologram (CGH), the method comprising the steps of:

inserting an imaging lens between the reflective nulling device and the CGH, the CGH including grating rings for forming an optical wavefront,

transmitting a light from a light source to the CGH by way of the reflective nulling device and through the imaging lens,

reflecting the light from the CGH and again through the reflective nulling device and the imaging lens

analyzing, by the WMS, the wavefront reflected from the CGH,

aligning the imaging lens to the CGH, and

forming an image conjugate of a pupil image of the WMS at the CGH.