This paper investigates the feasibility of measuring surface form of cylindrical optics using non-contact multiwavelength interferometry. Two plano-convex lenses, one with an acylindrical prescription and the other with a cylindrical prescription were measured on a non-contact multiwavelength interferometer and their surface form error was evaluated. To corroborate the results obtained from this, the two lenses were measured on a contact type PGI (phase grating interferometer) gauge, and the peak-to-valley (PV), root mean square (RMS), and radius of curvature (RoC) parameters were quantified to compare the 3D height maps obtained from these two different measurement methods. It is shown that there is a good agreement between the multiwavelength interferometer and PGI gauge and the key differences including measurement setup and cycle time between the two methods are discussed.
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