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Hiroaki Imada, Makoto Nagai

    Optics Express
    |August 6, 2020
    PubMed
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    Aberrations impact antenna aperture efficiency, especially in wide field-of-view systems. This study analytically derives conditions to minimize spherical aberration and coma effects, improving system performance and pointing accuracy.

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