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Geometric theory of wavefront aberrations in an off-axis spherical mirror.

Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica A.C, Loma del Bosque 115, C.P. 37000, León, Guanajuato, México.
Applied Optics (impact factor: 1.41). 01/2011; 50(1):66-73. pp.66-73
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT We present, analyze, and evaluate expressions for the wavefront aberrations in an off-axis spherical mirror. These formulas are derived from the optical path difference between an ellipsoid and a sphere, assuming a relatively small pupil and a small angle of incidence, as will be described in detail. Some well-known and also some useful new aberration expressions are obtained. They can be used to design and analyze cavities, spectrographs, and retinal adaptive optics imaging systems.

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Keywords

cavities
 
optical path difference
 
retinal adaptive optics imaging systems
 
small angle
 
spectrographs
 
well-known
 

Armando Gomez-Vieyra