Aberrations of anamorphic optical systems. II. Primary aberration theory for cylindrical anamorphic systems

Appl Opt. 2009 May 20;48(15):2836-41. doi: 10.1364/ao.48.002836.

Abstract

By applying a new method for aberration derivation to anamorphic systems made from cylindrical surfaces, we obtain a complete set of primary aberration coefficients. This set is in a form similar to the well-known Seidel aberrations for rotationally symmetrical optical systems (RSOS). The aberration coefficients include first-order quantities only. By tracing four nonskew paraxial marginal and chief rays in the two associated RSOS of the anamorphic system, the aberration coefficients can be derived.