УДК: 535.317

Orthogonal aberrations: theory, methods, and practical applications in computational optics

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Бездидько С.Н. Ортогональные аберрации. Теория, методы и практика применения в вычислительной оптике // Оптический журнал. 2016. Т. 83. № 6. С. 32–43.

Bezdidko S.N. Orthogonal aberrations: theory, methods, and practical applications in computational optics [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2016. V. 83. № 6. P. 32–43.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

S. N. Bezdidko, "Orthogonal aberrations: theory, methods, and practical applications in computational optics," Journal of Optical Technology. 83(6), 351-359 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.83.000351

Abstract:

We generalize the Zernike polynomials to a three-dimensional region in order to provide an orthogonal representation of the wave aberration over a field or pupil, describing the wave aberration as a sum of individual orthogonal aberrations of various orders. We show that the individual orthogonal aberrations have several unique properties. The use of orthogonal aberrations led to the discovery of several previously unknown aberration properties of optical systems and has made it possible to substantially improve the formal description of the optical system design process and increase the efficiency of optical calculations.

Keywords:

aberration theory, orthogonal aberrations, computational optics, image quality estimation, optical systems design

OCIS codes: 080.1010, 080.2720, 080.2740, 220.0220, 080.0080, 250.0250

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