Chirp calibration standards for surface measuring instruments

In this article a chirp-calibration standard is presented. It is intended to test the function transfer of surface measuring instruments by a series of different space scaled frequencies. The standard contains a sequence of sinusoidal waves, the distance, slopes and curvatures of which are well known from the design and the manufacturing process. The surface of the specimen is manufactured by a single diamond turning process. The control data take into account the influence of the cutting tool by morphological operations. First results of measurements on the chirp standard by both a contact stylus instrument and an interference microscope are presented.