A review of skew aberration, the intrinsic polarization aberration in high NA optical systems

Garam Young; Wai Sze T. Lam; Russell A. Chipman

doi:10.1117/12.2073522

17 December 2014 A review of skew aberration, the intrinsic polarization aberration in high NA optical systems

Garam Young, Wai Sze T. Lam, Russell A. Chipman

Proceedings Volume 9293, International Optical Design Conference 2014; 92931X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073522
Event: International Optical Design Conference, 2014, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, United States

Abstract

The skew aberration is a form of polarization aberration causes a rotation of polarization states across the pupil. Skew aberration is intrinsic to the optical system depending on the ray path only and whose magnitude is independent of the coatings or other polarization effects. Skew aberration has a much greater effects in high numerical aperture optical systems. A critical angle corner cube system is analyzed as an example to review the skew aberration’s effects.

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Garam Young, Wai Sze T. Lam, and Russell A. Chipman "A review of skew aberration, the intrinsic polarization aberration in high NA optical systems", Proc. SPIE 9293, International Optical Design Conference 2014, 92931X (17 December 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073522

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