Aplanatic meniscus lens corrector for Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes

Michelle C. Rocha; Alexander V. Goncharov

doi:10.1364/OE.450473

Aplanatic meniscus lens corrector for Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes

Michelle C. Rocha, Alexander V. Goncharov

Physics

University of Galway

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Abstract

An analytically designed aplanatic meniscus lens is proposed for increasing the field of view (FoV) of Ritchey-Chrétien (RC) telescopes. Compared to other field correctors, the proposed solution does not affect the initial RC telescope’s aplanatic properties, and it can be added or removed from an existing RC telescope without changing the mirrors’ shape. The final system features less astigmatism, which is balanced to flatten the image surface.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6076-6089
Number of pages	14
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.450473
Publication status	Published - 14 Feb 2022

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