A quasi-aplanatic refractive pair for correcting astigmatism in Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes

Michelle C. Rocha, Alexander V. Goncharov

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Abstract

A quasi-aplanatic two-lens design is proposed to correct astigmatism in Ritchey-Chrétien (RC) telescopes at different spectral bands. This pair of lenses is designed analytically so that it can be used in existing RC telescopes without any modification of the mirror's shapes while introducing only a small amount of coma. The field of view (FoV) is consequently increased due to the astigmatism being corrected by the two lenses and due to the final image being flattened. Astigmatism can be corrected individually for each spectral band by merely changing the distance between the two lenses.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Design and Engineering VIII
EditorsLaurent Mazuray, Ulrike Fuchs, James Babington
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510645868
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventOptical Design and Engineering VIII 2021 - Virtual, Online, Spain
Duration: 13 Sep 202118 Sep 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11871
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Design and Engineering VIII 2021
Country/TerritorySpain
CityVirtual, Online
Period13/09/2118/09/21

Keywords

  • Aberration compensation
  • Aplanats
  • Aspherics
  • Astronomical optics
  • Lens system design
  • Mirrors
  • Telescopes

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