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Aplanatic Optics

Aplanatic Optics is a theoretical optical framework within geometrical optics that eliminates spherical aberration and coma by satisfying the aplanatic condition, thereby ensuring precise imaging through radially symmetric lens or mirror systems.

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10K

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314

Authors

147

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2017–2026

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Publications

118

Electromagnetic diffraction in optical systems, II. Structure of the image field in an aplanatic system

B. Richards, E. Wolf · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1959 · 3K citations

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Focusing of high numerical aperture cylindrical-vector beams

Kathleen S. Youngworth, Thomas G. Brown · Optics Express · 2000 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Aberrations of flat lenses and aplanatic metasurfaces

Francesco Aieta, Patrice Genevet, Mikhail A. Kats et al. · Optics Express · 2013 · 225 citations · Full text

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Partial focusing of radiation by a slab of indefinite media

David R. Smith, David Schurig, Jack J. Mock et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 2004 · 213 citations

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Effect of radial polarization and apodization on spot size under tight focusing conditions

Gilad Lerman, Uriel Levy · Optics Express · 2008 · 194 citations · Full text

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Authors

314

  1. CJ
    Colin J. R. Sheppard

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    7 publications · 419 citations

    7

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  2. JM
    Jeffrey M. Gordon

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    7 publications · 249 citations

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  3. RC
    Rui Chen

    Sun Yat-sen University, China

    4 publications · 208 citations

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  4. AG
    Anton G. Nalimov

    Image Processing Systems Institute, Russia

    4 publications · 247 citations

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  5. XC
    Xudong Chen

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    4 publications · 208 citations

    4

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Institutions

147

  1. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    452 citations

  2. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    742 citations

  4. Image Processing Systems Institute

    Samara, Russia

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    833 citations

  5. University of California, Merced

    Merced, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    282 citations

  6. Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, Spain

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    582 citations

  7. Samara National Research University

    Samara, Russia

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    339 citations

  8. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    861 citations

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Venues

  1. Optics Express

    16 publications · 2.7K citations

    15

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  2. Applied Optics

    24 publications · 523 citations

    14

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  3. Optics Letters

    12 publications · 791 citations

    12

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  4. Journal of the Optical Society of America A

    8 publications · 287 citations

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