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Paper Abstract
Expressions for the Seidel aberrations of thin radial gradientindex
(GRIN) lenses having a similar structure with the corresponding
expressions for thin homogeneous lenses are obtained. By enabling a
direct analysis of the relationship between aberrations and lens data, the
thin-lens approximation provides new insight into the possibilities and
limitations of aberration correction for simple optical systems using radial
gradients. It is found for instance that, as in the homogeneous case,
within the frame of this approximation the astigmatism of single radial
GRIN lenses cannot be corrected if spherical aberration and coma are
corrected or if the aperture stop is located at the lens.
Paper Details
Date Published: 1 May 1996
PDF: 8 pages
Opt. Eng. 35(5) doi: 10.1117/1.600674
Published in: Optical Engineering Volume 35, Issue 5
PDF: 8 pages
Opt. Eng. 35(5) doi: 10.1117/1.600674
Published in: Optical Engineering Volume 35, Issue 5
Show Author Affiliations
Florian Bociort, Institute of Atomic Physics (Netherlands)
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