Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 0108001(2022)

Design of Freeform Off-Axis Reflective Afocal Systems by Orthogonal Seed Curve Extension Algorithm

Xingtao Chen1,2、**, Zhouping Su1,2、*, Yangliu Zhang1,2, and Lifa Hu1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
  • 2Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Opto-Electronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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    Xingtao Chen, Zhouping Su, Yangliu Zhang, Lifa Hu. Design of Freeform Off-Axis Reflective Afocal Systems by Orthogonal Seed Curve Extension Algorithm[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(1): 0108001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Geometric Optics

    Received: Jun. 1, 2021

    Accepted: Jul. 19, 2021

    Published Online: Dec. 22, 2021

    The Author Email: Xingtao Chen (1563862489@qq.com), Zhouping Su (zpsu_optics@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0108001

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