Phase space aberrations in freeform and gradient index imaging systems

Phase space provides the natural formalism with which to formulate optical imaging problems as a system with constraints. We consider the general formulation of optical imaging problems and look at two examples. The first example is a completely asymmetric freeform prism that has titled surfaces. Th...

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Published in:Optical engineering 2018-10, Vol.57 (10), p.105106-105106
Main Author: Babington, James
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Phase space provides the natural formalism with which to formulate optical imaging problems as a system with constraints. We consider the general formulation of optical imaging problems and look at two examples. The first example is a completely asymmetric freeform prism that has titled surfaces. The second example is a gradient index medium that is exactly solvable. This gives an alternative formalism to standard Seidel aberrations and nodal aberration theory, which can be used in the design process.
ISSN:0091-3286
1560-2303
DOI:10.1117/1.OE.57.10.105106