Low-order aberration coefficients of systems with freeform surfaces

Bryan D. Stone; Joseph M. Howard

doi:10.1117/12.2290752

27 November 2017 Low-order aberration coefficients of systems with freeform surfaces

Bryan D. Stone, Joseph M. Howard

Proceedings Volume 10590, International Optical Design Conference 2017; 105900W (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290752
Event: International Optical Design Conference - IODC 2017, 2017, Denver, United States

Abstract

When symmetry is broken, the wave aberration function generalizes to have not just odd-orders, but also even-orders. Geometric interpretation of the lowest-order coefficients (i.e., second) and insights offered by consideration of these terms is presented.

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Bryan D. Stone and Joseph M. Howard "Low-order aberration coefficients of systems with freeform surfaces", Proc. SPIE 10590, International Optical Design Conference 2017, 105900W (27 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290752

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