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11 December 2003 Computation of the circle polynomials of Zernike
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Abstract
The circle polynomials of Zernike are a vital tool in the analysis of optical systems. Decomposition of wavefronts into Zernike polynomials can be insightful. Computation in the Zernike basis, however, is quite cumbersome and inefficient. This paper will address how rational polynomials such as Zernike, Laguerre, Legendre and Chebyshev can be represented as affine combinations of a Taylor monomial set. This paper also demonstrates the efficiency of common routines using a Taylor basis as well as implementation and optimization issues.
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Phillip R. Riera "Computation of the circle polynomials of Zernike", Proc. SPIE 5162, Advanced Wavefront Control: Methods, Devices, and Applications, (11 December 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507565
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KEYWORDS
Zernike polynomials

Wavefronts

C++

Mathematics

Matrices

Matrix multiplication

Wavefront sensors

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