27 March 2023 Structural aberration coefficients for freeform imaging systems
Tyler Peterson, José Sasián
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Abstract

Freeform imaging systems are a subject of current interest. To aid in the design of such systems, we introduce structural aberration coefficients for plane symmetric imaging with XY-polynomial freeform surfaces that may also be tilted. Further, we extend the coefficients to systems with an arbitrary number of components and specifically provide analytical equations for two-mirror systems. Distinguishing between system configuration and structural parameters enhances clarity, which we highlight by deriving new conditions for minimum root-mean-square (RMS) spot size and minimum RMS wavefront error in aplanatic two-mirror telescopes.

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Tyler Peterson and José Sasián "Structural aberration coefficients for freeform imaging systems," Optical Engineering 62(3), 035104 (27 March 2023). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.62.3.035104
Received: 19 November 2022; Accepted: 17 February 2023; Published: 27 March 2023
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KEYWORDS
Monochromatic aberrations

Imaging systems

Mirrors

Design and modelling

Wavefront aberrations

Deformation

Distortion

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