Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Intensity and resolution at the diffraction focus of optical systems with rotationally symmetric aberration functions

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

The intensities and resolutions at the diffraction focus of optical systems with rotationally symmetric minimum-variance aberration functions as well as functions with slight variations from this shape and a prescribed fixed maximum deviation value at the edge of the exit pupil are calculated for circular and annular exit pupils. The results for the intensity at the diffraction focus obtained either by numerical integration of the diffraction integral or by using the Maréchal formula show that the maxima of these intensities are achieved for optical systems with wave aberration functions of minimum variance, thus verifying the Maréchal criterion. The resolutions (first zeros of the intensities in the radial direction) at this diffraction focus are also presented.

© 1992 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article

Corrections

Claudio Rivolta, "Intensity and resolution at the diffraction focus of optical systems with rotationally symmetric aberration functions: erratum," Appl. Opt. 32, 2273-2273 (1993)
https://opg.optica.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-32-13-2273

More Like This
Depth of focus of optical systems with a small amount of spherical aberration

Claudio Rivolta
Appl. Opt. 29(22) 3249-3254 (1990)

Aberrated point-spread functions for rotationally symmetric aberrations

Virendra N. Mahajan
Appl. Opt. 22(19) 3035-3041 (1983)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (3)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (13)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (20)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved