Abstract

In manufacturing an aspheric lens or mirror, it is often convenient to generate a spherical surface as a starting point. The radius of the sphere should be such that the volume of glass which must be removed to achieve the final aspheric is a minimum. Equations for this best-fit sphere are developed and arranged in a form well suited for computer programming.

© 1966 Optical Society of America

Simple Aspherical Surface Generator

W. H. Perry
Appl. Opt. 5(5) 741-745 (1966)

Air Gauge Measurement and Driven Lap Polishing in the Production of Aspheric Surfaces

George Random and Edward P. Wallerstein
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Least-squares fitting of aspheric surfaces by a conicoid

Berge Tatian
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Wide Angle Lenses with Aspheric Correcting Surfaces

Robert T. Jones
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Aspherics and Surface Generation; Curve Generation on a Blanchard

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