Nature Communications (May 2018)

Starting geometry creation and design method for freeform optics

  • Aaron Bauer,
  • Eric M. Schiesser,
  • Jannick P. Rolland

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04186-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Optics that have no rotational or translation symmetry, termed freeform, have the potential to make well-corrected compact optical systems. Here, Bauer et al. approach the design of freeform optics with aberration theory and present general guidelines to design and optimize physically realizable systems.