Influence Of Alignment Errors Of A Telescope System On Its Aberration Field

Roland V. Shack; Kevin Thompson

doi:10.1117/12.959464

31 December 1980 Influence Of Alignment Errors Of A Telescope System On Its Aberration Field

Roland V. Shack, Kevin Thompson

Proceedings Volume 0251, Optical Alignment I; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959464
Event: 24th Annual Technical Symposium, 1980, San Diego, United States

Abstract

It is shown that, for each field-dependent aberration type, the effect of tilts and decentrations is to produce a more complicated field dependence and local orientation of the aberration without otherwise changing its character. Particular attention is given to astigmatism.

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Roland V. Shack and Kevin Thompson "Influence Of Alignment Errors Of A Telescope System On Its Aberration Field", Proc. SPIE 0251, Optical Alignment I, (31 December 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959464

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