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    Area of Science:

    • Optical engineering
    • Computational optics
    • Surface metrology

    Background:

    • Optical surface characterization relies on fitting models to discrete data.
    • Orthonormal polynomials simplify surface description.
    • Forbes' orthogonal polynomials offer improved stability for rotationally symmetric aspherical surfaces.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To address the non-orthogonality of Forbes' Q(con)-polynomials for discrete data.
    • To develop a robust method for optical surface retrieval using experimental ray tracing.
    • To evaluate the performance of a proposed orthonormalization technique.

    Main Methods:

    • Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization applied to Forbes' Q(con)-polynomials over discrete measurement data.
    • Performance analysis comparing the new method with direct matrix inversion.
    • Experimental ray tracing for surface retrieval validation.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstration of Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization's effectiveness for discrete Q(con)-polynomials.
    • Quantitative comparison of accuracy and stability against direct matrix inversion.
    • Validation of the proposed method in practical optical surface characterization scenarios.

    Conclusions:

    • Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization provides a valid and accurate solution for fitting Forbes' Q(con)-polynomials to discrete optical surface data.
    • The proposed method enhances the reliability of surface retrieval in experimental ray tracing.
    • This approach overcomes the limitations of continuous orthogonality assumptions in real-world metrology.