Use of Zernike Polynomials and SPGD Algorithm for Measuring the Reflected Wavefronts from the Lens Surfaces

Recently, we have demonstrated a new and efficient method to simultaneously reconstruct two unknown interfering wavefronts. A three-dimensional interference pattern was analyzed and then Zernike polynomials and the stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm were used to expand and calculate wavefronts. In this paper, as one of the applications of this method, the reflected wavefronts from two surfaces of a spherical lens are experimentally reconstructed.