Practical methods for the optical design of systems without symmetry

Kevin P. Thompson

doi:10.1117/12.246654

23 August 1996 Practical methods for the optical design of systems without symmetry

Kevin P. Thompson

Proceedings Volume 2774, Design and Engineering of Optical Systems; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246654
Event: Optical Instrumentation and Systems Design, 1996, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

In the late seventies, a theory for the aberrations of optical systems that are not symmetric was developed. This particular approach had the advantage of building directly on an optical designer's insight into the conventional Seidel aberrations. In today's high performance computing environment, it is now possible to use aberration field visualization tools to optimize nonsymmetric systems, without a working knowledge of the underlying vector aberration theory. The application of these methods to current problems in astronomical instrumentation will be demonstrated.

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Kevin P. Thompson "Practical methods for the optical design of systems without symmetry", Proc. SPIE 2774, Design and Engineering of Optical Systems, (23 August 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246654

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