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. 2011 Nov 23;19(25):25093–25112. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.025093

Table 1. Conversion Between Equivalent Interferometer Configurations.

    Actual configuration     Equivalent, simpler configuration     Image on detector plane
C2: cone beam normal incidence
    C1: Parallel beam normal incidence
    R0
    ∞
    I1’(x2(R0 + R1)/(R0 + R1 + R2), y2(R0 + R1)/(R0 + R1 + R2))
    R1
    R1(1 + R1/R0)
    R2
    R2(R0 + R1)/(R0 + R1 + R2)
    θn = (90°, 90°, 90°)
    θn = (90°, 90°, 90°)
    G0(x0, y0)
    G0(x0/(1 + R1/R0), y0/(1 + R1/R0))
    G1(x1, y1)
    G1(x1, y1)

C3: Cone beam oblique incidence
    C2: Cone beam normal incidence
    I2’(x2sinθ, y2)
    Rj
    Rj
    θn = (θ, θ, θ)
    θn = (90°, 90°, 90°)
    Gm(xm, ym)
    Gm(xm/sinθ, y0)
C4: Cone beam oblique incidence, non parallel planes
    C3: Cone beam oblique incidence, parallel planes
    I3’(x2{1-[(1 + R2/R112]cotθ}, y2{1-(1 + R2/R11cotθ})
    R0
    R0[1 + (R0/R11cotθ]
    R1
    R1(1-δ1cotθ)
    R2
    R2[1-(2 + R2/R11cotθ]
    θn = (θ, θ + δ1, θ + δ2)
    θn = (θ, θ, θ)
    G0(x0, y0)
    G0(x0, y0)
    G1(x1, y1)     G1(x1, y1(1 + δ1cotθ))