Table of Contents

Newton, Fizeau, and Haidinger Interferometers (M. Mantravadi). Twyman--Green Interferometer (D. Malacara). Common--Path Interferometers (S. Mallick). Lateral Shearing Interferometers (M. Mantravadi). Radial, Rotational, and Reversal Shear Interferometers (D. Malacara). Multiple--Beam Interferometers (C. Roychoudhuri). Multiple--Pass Interferometers (P. Hariharan). Foucault, Wire, and Phase Modulation Tests (J. Ojeda--Castaneda). Ronchi Test (A. Cornejo--Rodriguez). Hartmann and Other Screen Tests (I. Ghozeil). Star Tests (W. Welford). Null Tests Using Compensators (A. Offner & D. Malacara). Interferogram Evaluation and Wavefront Fitting (D. Malacara & S. DeVore). Phase Shifting Interferometers (J. Greivenkamp & J. Bruning). Holographic and Speckle Tests (K. Creath & J. Wyant). Moire and Fringe Projection Techniques (K. Creath & J. Wyant). Contact and Noncontact Profilers (K. Creath & A. Morales). Angle, Distance, Curvature, and Focal Length (Z. Malacara). Appendices. Additional Bibliography. Index.