Research Article

Noncontact Measurement for Radius of Curvature of Unpolished Lens

Table 1

Measurement results for a plane-convex lens.

Mutual distance (mm)Number of arcsArc radius (mm)ROC (mm)Repeatability error
Absolute (mm)Relative (%)

2a38.059638.18040.00060.0017
b38.1664
4a32.059638.18010.00030.0008
c38.1678
6a32.059638.18000.00020.0006
d38.0643
8a32.059638.18150.00170.0044
e37.8590
10a32.059638.18200.00220.0060
f37.5451
2b38.166438.18020.00040.0011
c38.1678
4b38.166438.18020.00040.0011
d38.0643
6b38.166438.18090.00110.0030
e38.8590
8b38.166438.18110.00130.0035
f37.5451
2c38.167838.18020.00040.0010
d38.0643
4c38.167838.1792−0.0006−0.0015
e37.8590
6c38.167838.1791−0.0007−0.0018
f37.5451
2d38.064338.1743−0.0054−0.0146
e37.8590
4d38.064338.1751−0.0047−0.0125
f37.5451
2e37.859038.1770−0.0028−0.0075
f37.5451
Average ROC value (mm) 38.1794
Nominal ROC value (mm)38.1900
Relative error (%)0.027%