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Objective Lens Optimized for Wavefront Delivery, Pupil Imaging, and Pupil Ghosting

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An interferometer objective lens (or diverger) may be used to transform a collimated beam into a diverging or converging beam. A typical objective lens is optimized to deliver a diffraction-limited beam to an optic or optical system under test. Often, imaging performance with respect to the interferometer pupil is not optimal. The center of curvature test for the James Webb Space Telescope required a better solution.

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