Determination of initial ray configurations for asymmetric systems

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

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3415-3429

  Stone, Bryan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERROR CORRECTION; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FIRST ORDER OPTICS; GAUSSIAN ENTRANCE PUPIL; RAY CONFIGURATION;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

EID: 0031343256     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.003415     Document Type: Article

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