Axially astigmatic surfaces: different types and their properties

Daniel Malacara-Doblado; Daniel Malacara-Hernandez; Jorge L. Garcia-Marquez

doi:10.1117/1.601102

1 December 1996 Axially astigmatic surfaces: different types and their properties

Daniel Malacara-Doblado, Daniel Malacara-Hernandez, Jorge L. Garcia-Marquez

Optical Engineering, Vol. 35, Issue 12, (December 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601102

Axially astigmatic surfaces have different curvatures in orthogonal diameters. Toroidal and spherocylindrical optical surfaces are two mathematically different special cases of axially astigmatic surfaces as noted by Menchaca and Malacara (1986), but they are almost identical in the vicinity of the optical axis. The difference between these two surfaces increases when the distance to the optical axis increases. We study the general properties of astigmatic surfaces and some special interesting cases.

Citation Download Citation

Daniel Malacara-Doblado, Daniel Malacara-Hernandez, and Jorge L. Garcia-Marquez "Axially astigmatic surfaces: different types and their properties," Optical Engineering 35(12), (1 December 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601102

Published: 1 December 1996

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available