To enhance the reproducibility and reliability of measurements of the average tilt of a laser radiation wavefront, a random amplitude transparency is brought into the optical system of a sensor based on a four-element matrix photodetector. The transparency is a "black-and-white" screen with a set of cells with randomly selected transmission coefficient values. It is shown that the presence of such a transparency makes it possible (at the cost of a decrease in sensor sensitivity) to sharply extend the measurement range and to considerably lower the requirements for spatial and energy radiation characteristics. An experimental sensor has a measurement range of ±1.5 mrad and a linearity range of ±0.6 mrad.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 856-857 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Instruments and Experimental Techniques |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Nov 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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