Eikonal Distribution on the Surface of an Axisymmetric Dielectric Lens and Minimization of Aberrations

Abstract

On the basis of the one-parametric theory of aberrations developed in the paper, a formula is obtained that describes the eikonal distribution on the surface of an axisymmetric dielectric lens with two focuses arbitrarily located on the axis and a source displaced from the focus in an arbitrary direction. The error of the formula is of the fourth order of the source displacement. A numerical analysis of the accuracy of the obtained formula and its expansions is performed by comparing the results of the eikonal calculation and the magnitude of aberrations on the surface of an aplanatic lens with the results of the exact geometrical optics calculation. The equation of the focal curve and the condition for the minimum of astigmatism are obtained. As an example of application of the formulas found, a wide-angle aplanate-anastigmat with optimal parameters is synthesized. The scanning characteristics of a lens antenna based on the synthesized aplanat-anastigmat are analyzed in the physical optics approximation.