Book contents
- Introduction to Lens Design
- Introduction to Lens Design
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Classical Imaging, First-Order Imaging, and Imaging Aberrations
- 3 Aspheric Surfaces
- 4 Thin Lenses
- 5 Ray Tracing
- 6 Radiometry in a Lens System
- 7 Achromatic and Athermal Lenses
- 8 Combinations of Achromatic Doublets
- 9 Image Evaluation
- 10 Lens Tolerancing
- 11 Using Lens Design Software
- 12 Petzval Portrait Objective, Cooke Triplet, and Double Gauss Lens
- 13 Lens System Combinations
- 14 Ghost Image Analysis
- 15 Designing with Off-the-Shelf Lenses
- 16 Mirror Systems
- 17 Miniature Lenses
- 18 Zoom Lenses
- Book part
- Glossary
- Further Reading on Lens Design
- Index
- References
3 - Aspheric Surfaces
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2019
Book contents
- Introduction to Lens Design
- Introduction to Lens Design
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Classical Imaging, First-Order Imaging, and Imaging Aberrations
- 3 Aspheric Surfaces
- 4 Thin Lenses
- 5 Ray Tracing
- 6 Radiometry in a Lens System
- 7 Achromatic and Athermal Lenses
- 8 Combinations of Achromatic Doublets
- 9 Image Evaluation
- 10 Lens Tolerancing
- 11 Using Lens Design Software
- 12 Petzval Portrait Objective, Cooke Triplet, and Double Gauss Lens
- 13 Lens System Combinations
- 14 Ghost Image Analysis
- 15 Designing with Off-the-Shelf Lenses
- 16 Mirror Systems
- 17 Miniature Lenses
- 18 Zoom Lenses
- Book part
- Glossary
- Further Reading on Lens Design
- Index
- References
Summary
Optical systems comprise lenses and mirrors made with precise surfaces. Optical surfaces can be divided into spherical and nonspherical surfaces; the latter are called aspheric surfaces. For a given image quality, the choice of optical surfaces has a major impact on the packaging and cost of a lens system. Therefore, familiarity with types of optical surfaces, with how they can correct aberration, and with their manufacturing and testing methods is important in lens design. This chapter provides an overview of several useful surface types, some of their optical properties, and how they introduce and mitigate aberrations.
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- Introduction to Lens Design , pp. 21 - 29Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
References
Further Reading
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Offner, Abe. “A null corrector for testing paraboloidal mirrors,” Applied Optics, 2(2) (1963), 153–55.Google Scholar
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