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Ray-based optical design tool for freeform optics: coma full-field display.

Aaron Bauer, Jannick P Rolland, Kevin P Thompson

|February 3, 2016

Summary

This study introduces a new ray-based method for creating coma full-field displays. This tool aids optical designers in optimizing complex freeform systems by accurately visualizing aberrations.

Area of Science:

Optical Engineering
Freeform Optics Design

Background:

Advanced optical fabrication now enables the production of freeform surfaces.
Optical designers require specialized tools to effectively develop complex freeform systems.
Full-field displays are crucial for understanding aberration behavior in optical systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel ray-based method for generating coma full-field displays.
To provide optical designers with a tool for analyzing field-dependent aberrations in freeform systems.
To overcome limitations of existing Zernike polynomial-based methods for highly aberrated designs.

Main Methods:

Utilized nodal aberration theory to derive the ray-based method.
Developed a technique to generate coma full-field displays.

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Focused on circumventing wavefront fitting errors common in other methods.

Main Results:

Successfully generated a coma full-field display using the new ray-based approach.
Demonstrated the method's effectiveness for freeform systems with significant aberrations.
Provided a more robust tool for aberration analysis compared to Zernike-based methods.

Conclusions:

The developed ray-based method offers a significant advancement for freeform optical design.
This tool facilitates controlled optimization by accurately identifying field-dependent aberrations like coma.
The approach enhances the design and development of sophisticated freeform optical systems.