Book contents
- Introduction to Lens Design
- Introduction to Lens Design
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Classical Imaging, First-Order Imaging, and Imaging Aberrations
- 3 Aspheric Surfaces
- 4 Thin Lenses
- 5 Ray Tracing
- 6 Radiometry in a Lens System
- 7 Achromatic and Athermal Lenses
- 8 Combinations of Achromatic Doublets
- 9 Image Evaluation
- 10 Lens Tolerancing
- 11 Using Lens Design Software
- 12 Petzval Portrait Objective, Cooke Triplet, and Double Gauss Lens
- 13 Lens System Combinations
- 14 Ghost Image Analysis
- 15 Designing with Off-the-Shelf Lenses
- 16 Mirror Systems
- 17 Miniature Lenses
- 18 Zoom Lenses
- Book part
- Glossary
- Further Reading on Lens Design
- Index
- References
16 - Mirror Systems
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2019
- Introduction to Lens Design
- Introduction to Lens Design
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Classical Imaging, First-Order Imaging, and Imaging Aberrations
- 3 Aspheric Surfaces
- 4 Thin Lenses
- 5 Ray Tracing
- 6 Radiometry in a Lens System
- 7 Achromatic and Athermal Lenses
- 8 Combinations of Achromatic Doublets
- 9 Image Evaluation
- 10 Lens Tolerancing
- 11 Using Lens Design Software
- 12 Petzval Portrait Objective, Cooke Triplet, and Double Gauss Lens
- 13 Lens System Combinations
- 14 Ghost Image Analysis
- 15 Designing with Off-the-Shelf Lenses
- 16 Mirror Systems
- 17 Miniature Lenses
- 18 Zoom Lenses
- Book part
- Glossary
- Further Reading on Lens Design
- Index
- References
Summary
An important class of optical systems are those that use mirrors. For a mirror, the ray angle of incidence equals the ray angle of reflection, and there is no light dispersion. Using mirrors for imaging has the advantages of allowing for large element diameters, no intrinsic chromatic aberrations, lesser surface curvature for a given optical power, and potential compactness as the beam of light can be folded. The disadvantages are a central obscuration, more sensitivity to surface errors, the need to include baffles to control stray light, and sometimes fewer degrees of freedom to control aberration. Mirror systems, however, use aspheric surfaces to help control aberration. Lenses can be used in conjunction with mirrors to enhance performance. Optical systems that use both mirrors and lenses are known as catadioptric. This chapter discusses some basic mirror systems. The discussion uses aberration coefficients to determine primary aberrations and to find solutions that can later be optimized with real ray tracing.
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- Introduction to Lens Design , pp. 176 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019