An application of the SMS method for imaging designs.
The Simultaneous Multiple Surface (SMS) method in planar geometry (2D) is applied to imaging designs, generating lenses that compare well with aplanatic designs. When the merit function utilizes image quality over the entire field (not just paraxial), the SMS strategy is superior. In fact, the traditional aplanatic approach is actually a particular case of the SMS strategy.
Miñano
Juan C
JC
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Cedint, Campus Montegancedo, 28223 Madrid, Spain. jc.minano@upm.es
Benítez
Pablo
P
Lin
Wang
W
Infante
José
J
Muñoz
Fernando
F
Santamaría
Asunción
A
D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007909:Lenses; D008962:Models, Theoretical