Astigmatic optical surfaces, characteristics, testing, and differences between them

Zacarías Malacara; Daniel Malacara-Doblado; Daniel Malacara-Hernandez; J. E. A. Landgrave

doi:10.1117/1.2818211

1 December 2007 Astigmatic optical surfaces, characteristics, testing, and differences between them

Zacarías Malacara, Daniel Malacara-Doblado, Daniel Malacara-Hernandez, J. E. A. Landgrave

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 46, Issue 12, 123001 (December 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2818211

Abstract

An astigmatic optical surface has two different orthogonal curvatures. There are a great number of them, but only a few are in common use in optical instruments. These are similar in shape but have some important differences to be considered. These differences must be taken into account during the design, fabrication, and testing of optical systems that includes such surfaces. A comparative description of some surfaces is made with some of its characteristics reviewed. Finally, an analysis of their properties and testing possibilities is made. An important conclusion of this analysis is that the two main surfaces, the toroidal and the spherocylindrical surfaces, may differ in their shape by an ashtray component (an x²y² term) as large as several wavelengths.

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Zacarías Malacara, Daniel Malacara-Doblado, Daniel Malacara-Hernandez, and J. E. A. Landgrave "Astigmatic optical surfaces, characteristics, testing, and differences between them," Optical Engineering 46(12), 123001 (1 December 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2818211

Published: 1 December 2007

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