This article published in the July 2012 issue of Photonics Spectra analyzes the different methods to measure aspheres that are commercially available. Ed Fess, Senior Research Scientist at OptiPro, contributes to the article by discussing UltraSurf, OptiPro’s 5-Axis non-contact metrology system capable of measuring the surface quality and thickness of all differents types of precision optics, including aspheres.