Pupil aberration coefficients in plane-symmetric optical systems

2025/12/04 by Jessica Steidle, Joseph Howard, Jannick P. Rolland · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · #Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques #Advanced optical system design #Advancements in Photolithography Techniques

paper · doi:10.1364/josaa.579577

openalex created_date 2025/12/04 · openalex publication_date 2025/12/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

As optical systems are expected to meet increasingly strict demands, controlling pupil aberrations is increasingly important in optical design. Building on prior work on image aberration theory and leveraging the connection between pupil and image aberrations, we derive analytical expressions for 50 intrinsic pupil aberration coefficients for plane-symmetric systems, supported by both algebraic and numerical validation.

Citations

• Analytical aberration theory for plane-symmetric optical systems and its application in distortion analysis of spectrometers

Discussions

• New research from Jannick Rolland shows that as optics face stricter demands, controlling pupil aberrations is key. This study provides math formulas for 50 pupil aberrations in symmetric systems, tes [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]