Journal of the Optical Society of America · 1977 · 30 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOptical MaterialsOpticsLens SystemsOptical AberrationsRefractive IndexAberration CoefficientsGradient Refractive Index MaterialsGradient-index LensesGradient-index OpticsLens DesignLens Design OptimizationThird-order Aberration Theory
Gradient-index materials will provide new valuable degrees of freedom for the lens designer. The gradient-index single element lens is studied in terms of its third-order aberration coefficients, ray-trace analysis, and wave-front error.
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