Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Southampton
Article title
A new approach to characterising aspheric surfaces
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Precision Engineering
Article number
-
Volume number
34
Issue number
1
First page of article
171
ISSN of journal
0141-6359
Year of publication
2010
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
Significance of output:
Aspheric optics minimise spherical aberrations and thus reduce the number of optical components in a given design, they are critical to a range of applications, mobile phone cameras, contact lenses etc. Aspherics are easily manufactured but difficult and expensive to measure and analyse. The paper solves the analysis problem by providing a solution to the design equation fitting process for a measured surface; allowing a direct comparison to the defined equation. This provides an objective comparison and improves the manufacturing quality control process. This is the first paper to solve the design equation fitting process for aspheric surfaces.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
