Lateral-Shift Variable Aberration Generators
Applied Optics, Vol. 38, Issue 1, pp. 86-90 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.38.000086
Acrobat PDF (83 KB)
Abstract
We describe and analyze an optical device capable of generating tilt, defocus, astigmatism, coma, and spherical aberration wave-front deformation. This optical device consists of a pair of aspheric plates that produce aberrations by laterally shifting one plate relative to the other. The surface descriptions of these optical plates are provided, and their aberration-inducing properties are verified with ray-tracing software. In addition, we examine the versatility and the limitations of using variable aberration generators and provide insight into how aberrations may be controlled by a simple lateral shift. The device may find application in aberration control in lens systems that are nonrotationally symmetric.
© 1999 Optical Society of America
[Optical Society of America ]
OCIS Codes
(080.3620) Geometric optics : Lens system design
(220.1010) Optical design and fabrication : Aberrations (global)
(220.1250) Optical design and fabrication : Aspherics
Citation
Iwona A. Palusinski, José M. Sasián, and John E. Greivenkamp, "Lateral-Shift Variable Aberration Generators," Appl. Opt. 38, 86-90 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-38-1-86
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
Related Journal Articles 
- Diffraction Patterns Formed by an Off-Axis Paraboloid Surface (AO)
- Designing an Optical Disk Lens without Analytical Definition of Aspheric Surfaces (AO)
- Exact Ray-Trace Beam for an Off-Axis Paraboloid Surface (AO)
- Iterative Reverse Optimization Procedure for Calibration of Aspheric Wave-Front Measurements on a Nonnull Interferometer (AO)
- Polynomial shape of an inclined ellipsoid with rotational symmetry about its major axis (AO)
Related Conference Papers
- Pupil Aberrations in Tilted Component Systems That are Plane Symmetric
- General Sine Condition for Plane-Symmetric Imaging Systems and Some Example Aplanatic Designs
- Aberration Functions for Microlithographic Lens
- Design of Aspheric Lens to Collimate and Uniform Irradiance of a Light Source with Lambertian Angular Distribution
- Superconic and subconic surface descriptions in optical design
« Previous Article | Next Article »
OSA is a member of 