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Applied Optics
|May 20, 1997
Abstract:
The general equations for parameters of concave grating mounts that provide stationary and superstationary astigmatism at the wavelength of correction are derived for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. These can be used to design grating multi/demultiplexers for wavelength-division multiplexed optical communication systems and high-resolution, narrow-band spectrographs. Important special cases of stationary anastigmatic mounts and their performance are presented.
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