Abstract
In the previous chapter, we examined the functions q and t0 fairly carefully. We looked at the critical values of their arguments and put together a preliminary description of a classification scheme for constructing some necessary conditions for successfully coupling modules. In this chapter, we complete the classification scheme. However, the most important step is the definition of canonical optical parameters, canonical ray tracing, and canonical aberration coefficients. This enables us not only to couple modules but to assemble strings of coupled modules in which certain third-order aberrations and primary chromatic aberrations are set, a priori, equal to zero. The work described in this chapter is based on the results of MERCADO [6.1,2] and ANDERSON [6.3].
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Stavroudis, O.N. (1982). The Canonical Equations. In: Modular Optical Design. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38801-2_6
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