An autocollimation null detector: development and use in dynamic goniometry

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Ларичев Р.А., Филатов Ю.В. Концепция построения оптической схемы панорамного стокс-поляриметра для малых телескопов // Оптический журнал. 2013. Т. 80. № 9. С. 39–44. Larichev R. A. and Filatov Yu. V. An autocollimation null detector: development and use in dynamic goniometry [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2013. V. 80. №9. P. 39–44.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

R. A. Larichev and Yu. V. Filatov, "An autocollimation null detector: development and use in dynamic goniometry," Journal of Optical Technology. 80(9), 554-557 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.80.000554

Abstract:

This article discusses the main disadvantages of null detectors currently used in dynamic goniometry. A hypothesis is suggested concerning how the deviation of the reflective face from a plane affects the results of angular measurements. A modified layout is proposed for a null detector based on an autocollimator that uses a differential measurement method.

Keywords:

dynamic goniometer, zero indicator, prism, autocollimator

OCIS codes: 120.3930, 120.1680, 120.6650.

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