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On the diffraction pattern of off-axis aberrated polarized fields in freeform optical systems
Abstract:
In this paper, we apply the generalization of the Richards and Wolf integral to compute the diffraction pattern of off-axis aberrated polarized fields in a freeform optical system. This generalization is capable of computing the vector diffraction patterns for aspheric, freeform wavefronts in different pupil shapes and polarization states. The illustrative freeform system is the one presented in [Appl. Opt.64, 721 (2025)APOPAI0003-693510.1364/AO.547103]. We compare the results from this vector integral with those from a scalar integral using commercial optical software. The outcome differences are discussed in detail and are expected by the theory.
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