Orthogonal aberration functions for high-aperture optical systems

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

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 832-838

  Sheppard, Colin J R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; POLYNOMIALS;

HIGH APERTURE OPTICAL SYSTEM; ORTHOGONAL ABERRATION FUNCTION; PARABOLOIDAL MIRROR;

ABERRATIONS;

EID: 2342449231     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.000832     Document Type: Article

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