Alignment And Focusing Tolerance Influences On Optical Performance

Eugene W. Cross

doi:10.1117/12.933980

25 August 1983 Alignment And Focusing Tolerance Influences On Optical Performance

Eugene W. Cross

Proceedings Volume 0354, Airborne Reconnaissance VI; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933980
Event: 26th Annual Technical Symposium, 1982, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Alignment errors among components of an optical system may substantially degrade the image quality. Focus errors also affect system performance. The potential for serious degradation of image quality is substantial and requires that the tolerances for these errors receive significant attention early in system design. The image quality and reconnaissance performance of an all-reflecting Cassegrain is compared to an all-refractive optical system under conditions of zero and anticipated "real world" misalignments.

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Eugene W. Cross "Alignment And Focusing Tolerance Influences On Optical Performance", Proc. SPIE 0354, Airborne Reconnaissance VI, (25 August 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933980

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