Chinese Optics, Volume. 15, Issue 4, 747(2022)

Aberration coupling characteristics of axial and lateral misalignments of off-axis three-mirror telescopes

Xiao-quan BAI1,2,3, Liang GUO1,2,3, Hong-cai MA1,3, Bo-qian XU1,3, Guo-hao JU1,3, and Shu-yan XU1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3CAS Key Laboratory of On-orbit Manufacturing and Integration for Space Optics system, Changchun 130033, China
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    Category: Original Article

    Received: Aug. 30, 2021

    Accepted: Jan. 6, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 6, 2022

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2021-0164

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