title: An application of the SMS method for imaging designs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Cedint, Campus Montegancedo, 28223 Madrid, Spain. jc.minano@upm.es
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Miñano
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benítez
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Infante
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Asunción
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santamaría
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007909:Lenses; D008962:Models, Theoretical