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The analysis of the form of aspheric lens surfaces

The analysis of the form of aspheric lens surfaces
The analysis of the form of aspheric lens surfaces
Recent developments in high precision machining have allowed for the design and manufacture of precision aspheric lenses. These have the advantage over conventional spherical lenses in that a multiple element lens can be replaced by a single aspheric lens. There are however difficulties both in the measurement of the lens surface after machining and the assessment of the quality of the lens. In this paper an aspheric lens surface is measured using a 3D Form Talysurf. The data are then analysed using an analytical least-squares technique to fit the points to an exponential function. The methods developed show that the machining methods can now be complemented by an analysis technique.
1853125369
381-392
Computational Mechanics Publications
McBride, J.W.
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Hill, M.
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Jung, M.
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Ford, D.G.
Postlethwaite, S.R.
McBride, J.W.
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Hill, M.
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Jung, M.
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Ford, D.G.
Postlethwaite, S.R.

McBride, J.W., Hill, M. and Jung, M. (1997) The analysis of the form of aspheric lens surfaces. Ford, D.G. and Postlethwaite, S.R. (eds.) In Laser Metrology & Machine Performance III. vol. 16, Computational Mechanics Publications. pp. 381-392 .

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Abstract

Recent developments in high precision machining have allowed for the design and manufacture of precision aspheric lenses. These have the advantage over conventional spherical lenses in that a multiple element lens can be replaced by a single aspheric lens. There are however difficulties both in the measurement of the lens surface after machining and the assessment of the quality of the lens. In this paper an aspheric lens surface is measured using a 3D Form Talysurf. The data are then analysed using an analytical least-squares technique to fit the points to an exponential function. The methods developed show that the machining methods can now be complemented by an analysis technique.

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Published date: 1997
Venue - Dates: International Conference on Laser Metrology and Machine Performance III, Huddersfield, UK, 1997-07-15 - 1997-07-17

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Local EPrints ID: 21127
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/21127
ISBN: 1853125369
PURE UUID: 39191678-e85f-44f5-8f75-d3fe2a90edcf
ORCID for J.W. McBride: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3024-0326
ORCID for M. Hill: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-9448

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Date deposited: 03 Nov 2006
Last modified: 16 Dec 2023 02:33

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Author: J.W. McBride ORCID iD
Author: M. Hill ORCID iD
Author: M. Jung
Editor: D.G. Ford
Editor: S.R. Postlethwaite

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