RESOLUTION FOR OFF-AXIS ILLUMINATION

Authors
SHEPPARD CJR HEGEDUS Z
Citation
Cjr. Sheppard et Z. Hegedus, RESOLUTION FOR OFF-AXIS ILLUMINATION, Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science,and vision., 15(3), 1998, pp. 622-624
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science,and vision. → ACNP
ISSN journal
10847529
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
622 - 624
Database
ISI
SICI code
1084-7529(1998)15:3<622:RFOI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The fundamental limit to resolution of a perfect lens for off-axis obj ect points is considered. It has been shown previously that resolution decreases with illumination. Here it is shown that the relative decre ase in resolution with illumination angle is reduced for lenses of hig her numerical aperture. These results are of importance for optical sy stems that combine high aperture with large field of view, such as lit hographic lenses. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.