Title
Recent Discoveries From Nodal Aberration Theory
Keywords
astronomical telescopes; binodal astigmatism; coma-free pivot points; geometric aberrations; misalignment aberrations; Nodal aberration theory; optical alignment; optical testing; TMA telescopes
Abstract
Nodal Aberration Theory (NAT) was discovered in 1977 and was last presented at this conference 25 years ago. This paper presents recent discoveries and why this theory is gaining in relevance for the future. © 2010 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.
Publication Date
11-8-2010
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume
7652
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871018
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
78049393930 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/78049393930
STARS Citation
Thompson, Kevin P.; Schmid, Tobias; and Rolland, Jannick P., "Recent Discoveries From Nodal Aberration Theory" (2010). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 326.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/326