Exact solution of the two-reflector optical system meeting Herschel’s condition

Authors

GIUSEPPE ORLANDOFollow

Abstract

The exact explicit solution of a stigmatic two-reflector optical system under Herschel’s condition is presented Details of how the solution is calculated are reported. A comparison of caustics between an aplanatic optical system and the relevant system meeting Herschel’s condition is also presented. Ray tracing verification on different optical systems validates the obtained results.

Author ORCID Identifier

GIUSEPPE ORLANDO: 0009-0008-7701-8168

DOI

10.55730/1300-0101.2790

Keywords

Herschel's condition, reflector, stigmatic, aplanatic

First Page

244

Last Page

255

Publisher

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

ORLANDO, G (2025). Exact solution of the two-reflector optical system meeting Herschel’s condition. Turkish Journal of Physics 49 (5): 244-255. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0101.2790