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    • Optical imaging systems
    • Wave optics and aberration theory

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    • Optical aberrations degrade image quality, causing distortion.
    • Achieving distortion-free imaging in aberrant systems is a significant challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate methods for achieving distortion-free imaging through systems with aberrations.
    • To demonstrate that specific input filtering or output post-filtering can correct for aberrations.

    Main Methods:

    • Theoretical analysis of spatial spectrum requirements for distortion-free imaging.
    • Experimental demonstration using pupil plane aberration localization.
    • Application of pre-filtering to the input or post-filtering to the output.

    Main Results:

    • Identified a class of input spatial spectra that can be imaged without distortion.
    • Demonstrated that pre-filtering the input or post-filtering the output can achieve distortion-free imaging.
    • Showcased the effectiveness of localized aberrations in the pupil plane.

    Conclusions:

    • Distortion-free imaging is possible with aberrant systems under specific spectral conditions.
    • Input pre-filtering or output post-filtering provides a viable strategy for aberration correction.
    • The localization of aberrations in the pupil plane is key to this correction method.