We introduce the new concept of orientation Zernike polynomials, a base function
representation of retardation and diattenuation in close analogy to the wavefront description …

Using Orientation Zernike Polynomials to predict the imaging performance of optical systems
with birefringent and partly polariz Page 1 Using Orientation Zernike Polynomials to predict the …

We give a general introduction into polarized imaging and report on a Jones pupil approach
for a complete evaluation of the resulting optical performance. The Jones pupil assigns a …

We give a general introduction into polarized imaging and report on a Jones-pupil approach
for a complete evaluation of the resulting optical performance. The Jones pupil assigns a …

Zernike polynomials provide a well known, orthogonal set of scalar functions over a circular
domain, and are commonly used to represent wavefront phase or surface irregularity. A …

The double expansion of wavefront deformation in Zernike polynomials over the pupil and
the field-of-view is a promising approach for lens design, testing, and alignment …

Zernike circle polynomials are in widespread use for wavefront analysis because of their
orthogonality over a circular pupil and their representation of balanced classical aberrations …

Various representations of polarization aberrations are described and compared for optical
lithography. Polarization aberrations, which are potentially important with hyper-numerical …

Optical lithography has approached a regime of high numerical aperture and wide field,
where the impact of polarization aberration on imaging quality turns to be serious. Most of …

Zernike polynomials have emerged as the preferred method of characterizing as-fabricated
optical surfaces with circular apertures. Over time, they have come to be used as a sparsely …