Modeling Fizeau interferometer based on ray tracing with Zemax

A convenient method to study the influence of error sources in Fizeau is to build a ray-tracing model to simulate the error sources. In this paper an interferometer model is presented; an extension program is called to simulate the interference; and a preliminary research of several error sources is conducted. These examples demonstrate error analysis based on interferometer models is feasible and provide some guidance for optimizing our interferometer design.