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The study aims to develop methods for designing aspheric surfaces that achieve aplanatism in optical systems.

On the Theory of Aplanatic Aspheric Systems

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Methods design aplanatic aspheric surfaces in centred systems, illustrating application in a microscope.

The study aims to develop methods for designing aspheric surfaces that achieve aplanatism in optical systems.
Describes techniques for designing two aspheric surfaces for any centred system.
Illustrates practical application through the design of a reflecting microscope.
Successfully designs aspheric surfaces that meet exact aplanatic conditions.

Wassermann et al. (1949) studied this question.

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