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Maxwell first posited the idea of an "ideal imaging system" or “absolute instrument”. An ideal imager is an optical system capable of simultaneously forming stigmatic images of objects at more than one axial distance. Maxwell showed that if such a system existed, it would simultaneously produce stigmatic images for objects at ALL axial distances. Wynne extended this work producing the "Conjugate Shift Equations". These give the changes in Seidel aberrations of a given optical system as the axial position of the object is changed. A very few types of Maxwellian Ideal Imaging systems exist. This paper presents a new family of Absolute Instrument systems which have features making them particularly well suited for Laser Guide Star AO applications. As an example of this family, the Schmidt-Offner is presented, and its optical properties are described.
Andrew Rakich andJohn R. Rogers
"A Maxwellian "ideal imager" optical relay suitable for AO applications.", Proc. SPIE 11451, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV, 114514J (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562136
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Andrew Rakich, John R. Rogers, "A Maxwellian "ideal imager" optical relay suitable for AO applications.," Proc. SPIE 11451, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV, 114514J (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562136