Optical Systems With Aspheric Surfaces For The Correction Of Spherical Aberration As Main Error In The Infrared And Visible Spectral Regions

Paul Kuttner

doi:10.1117/12.958955

13 May 1981 Optical Systems With Aspheric Surfaces For The Correction Of Spherical Aberration As Main Error In The Infrared And Visible Spectral Regions

Paul Kuttner

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Proceedings Volume 0235, Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958955
Event: Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing, 1980, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

For optical systems with smaller field angle the correction of spherical aberration is advanced. For such systems the use of aspherics allows either improvement of image quality or reduction of the number of lens elements required to achieve the aforegiven image quality. Optical systems in the visible spectral region used for technical applications like optical data processing can be attached to this type. Here the use of aspherics is advantageous. By reducing the number of elements veiling glare can also be minimized. When observing systems in the infrared spectral region with not too large a field angle, the use of aspherics makes the corrections easier. This is important because in the infrared region only a few optical transparent materials are available. The possibility to reduce the number of elements allows the reduction of weight of the whole system. Typical aspherics for such systems in the visible and the infrared spectral region are shown and their advantages demonstrated. The required accuracy of these aspherics is specified.

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Paul Kuttner "Optical Systems With Aspheric Surfaces For The Correction Of Spherical Aberration As Main Error In The Infrared And Visible Spectral Regions", Proc. SPIE 0235, Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing, (13 May 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958955

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