The coatings used on telescope mirrors and other optical interfaces can have a marked
effect on an optical system's image quality. We describe the wave-front aberrations …

The coatings which are used on telescope mirrors and other optical interfaces can have a
profound effect on the image quality formed by an optical system. This paper evaluates the …

We investigate how aspherical optical surfaces engraved in photoresist coatings avail
against static wavefront aberrations up to 3 μ. The spherical aberration of a singlet lens is …

A multilayer coating alters the amplitude and phase of a reflected wave front. The amplitude
effects are multiplicative and well understood. We present a mathematical formalism that can …

The polarization in isotropic radially symmetric lens and mirror systems in the paraxial
approximation is examined. Polarized aberrations are variations in the phase, amplitude …

Polarization aberrations are variations of the polarization associated with different ray paths
through an optical system. This paper presents particular polarization aberration expansion …

Polarization aberrations are the variations of amplitude, phase, polarization and retardance
associated with ray paths through optical systems. This dissertation develops methods for …

During the interaction with a coating, a phase shift is introduced on the light. In general this
phase shift is different for S and P-polarized light. This means that the state of polarization …

Recently we performed a numerical investigation of antireflection coatings that reduce
significantly the reflection over a wide range of wavelengths and angles of incidence, and …

Thin-film coatings in modern optical systems as wideband AR-coatings may have> 10 layers
and an optical thickness of several λ. Such complex thin-films may introduce pronounced …