Abstract
New functional representations are needed for describing aspheric surfaces that can compensate for a high degree of wavefront asphericity and represent steeply sloped surfaces as the surface normal becomes perpendicular to the optical axis. The explicit definition of the standard aspheric surface limits the range of surfaces that it can properly describe. This paper presents both a parametrically defined surface approach and an implicitly defined surface approach. The utility of these novel approaches is demonstrated using examples of current interest. Additionally, this work shows that a Fourier series is not a useful optical surface.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-25 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 4092 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Event | Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization III - San Diego, USA Duration: Jul 31 2000 → Aug 1 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering