Mirror Maker

Gordon's Mirror Workshop

Zones & knife-edge readings

Enter zone boundaries (inner/outer) or just the effective radius. With multiple tests, fill each column top-to-bottom — Enter or Tab jumps to the top of the next test column. The Avg column feeds the analysis.

Results

Wavefront error across the aperture
Offset from best‑fit ROC wavefront & metrics 0.0000

Measurement uncertainty

Millies-Lacroix Analysis

Reference offset M‑L only 0.0000
Percentage of desired correction (each zone vs. the one inside it)
M-L tornado — zonal aberration vs. the resolution-disk tolerance tube

Ronchi test simulation

Your measured surface
Ideal paraboloid

Simulated bench view with the grating near the center of curvature. A sphere shows straight, evenly spaced bands; a paraboloid shows symmetric curved bands. Compare your measured pattern (left) against the ideal (right) — where the curves differ, that zone is high or low. Slide the grating offset to sweep the bands.

Photos

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Drop a .fig file

Load a sample mirror

Couder mask designer

Equal-area annular zones with paired radial slots, sized to your mirror. Download a 1:1 PDF to print and cut.

#InnerOuterEff. radius

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Mirrors saved in this browser

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