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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Yaujen Wang, Arcadia, CA (US);
Yaujen Wang, Arcadia, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for optical systems and methods. A compact optical system can include a fore optical assembly, an aft optical assembly, and a phase corrector plate located between the fore optical assembly and the aft optical assembly. The phase corrector plate can have a substantially flat first surface and a set of high order aspherical coefficients on the second surface. In one aspect, the fore optical assembly and the aft optical assembly comprise achromatic doublets, apochromatic triplets, or a combination of elements. In another aspect, a surface of the phase corrector plate is located near or at an optical stop.