An application of the SMS method for imaging designs
Open Access
- 16 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express
- Vol. 17 (26) , 24036-24044
Abstract
The Simultaneous Multiple Surface (SMS) method in planar geometry (2D) is applied to imaging designs, generating lenses that compare well with aplanatic designs. When the merit function utilizes image quality over the entire field (not just paraxial), the SMS strategy is superior. In fact, the traditional aplanatic approach is actually a particular case of the SMS strategy.Keywords
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