Phase space aberrations in freeform and gradient index imaging systems

James Babington

doi:10.1117/1.OE.57.10.105106

29 October 2018 Phase space aberrations in freeform and gradient index imaging systems

James Babington

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 57, Issue 10, 105106 (October 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.57.10.105106

Abstract

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.

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James Babington "Phase space aberrations in freeform and gradient index imaging systems," Optical Engineering 57(10), 105106 (29 October 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.57.10.105106

Received: 29 June 2018; Accepted: 28 September 2018; Published: 29 October 2018

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