Method for deriving the complete solution set for three-mirror anastigmatic telescopes with two spherical mirrors

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1398-1405

  Rakich, Andrew ^a,b   Rumsey, Norman ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OPTIMIZATION;

SPHERICAL MIRRORS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0011728381     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.001398     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. H. L. Aldis, "On the construction of photographic objectives," Photograp. J. 24, 291-299 (1900).
2. C. R. Burch, "On the optical see-saw diagram," Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 102, 159-165 (1942).
3. C. R. Burch, "On aspheric anastigmatic systems," Proc. Phys. Soc. 55, 433-444 (1943).
4. C. R. Burch, "Application of the plate diagram to reflecting telescope design," Opt. Act 26, 493-504 (1979).
5. E. H. Linfoot, Recent Advances in Optics (Clarendon, Oxford, UK, 1955), pp. 229-259.
6. M. Paul, "Systèmes correcteurs pour réflecteurs astronomiques," Rev. d'Opt. 14, 169-202 (1935).
7. N. J. Rumsey, "Pairs of spherical mirrors as field correctors for paraboloid mirrors," Proc. Astron. Soc. Aust. 2, 22-23 (1971).
8. N. J. Rumsey, "Pairs of spherical mirrors as prime focus correctors for the Anglo-Australian Telescope," Proc. Astron. Soc. Aust. 2, 126-127 (1972).
9. A. Rakich, "A complete survey of three-mirror anastigmatic reflecting telescope systems with one aspheric surface," M.Sc. thesis (University of Canterbury, Canterbury, New Zealand, 2001).
10. A. E. Conrady, Applied Optics and Optical Design (Dover, New York, 1953).
11. J. G. Baker, "On improving the effectiveness of large telescopes," Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst. 2, 261-272 (1969).
12. L. G. Cook, "Wide field of view three-mirror anastigmat (TMA) employing spherical secondary and tertiary mirrors," in Recent Trends in Optical Systems Design: Computer Lens Design Workshop, C. Londoño and R. E. Fischer, eds., Proc SPIE 766, 158-162 (1987).