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Testing of aspheric wavefronts and surfaces

Malacara et al., 2007

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15722433545365906017
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Malacara D
Creath K
Schmit J
Wyant J
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Optical Shop Testing

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Aspheric wavefronts with spherical aberration are produced by optical systems using spherical as well as aspherical surfaces. Aspheric surfaces are used in optical systems in order to improve aberration correction and, frequently, to decrease the number of optical …
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