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INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW

The $$yybar$$ diagram is a two-dimensional projection of the trajectory of a skew ray propagating through an optical system. The 2D projection is consistent with an observer looking directly into the optical system with the optical axis oriented directly toward the observer. The 2D projection results is the marginal ray height (y-axis) plotted against the chief ray height (x-axis). The direction of the skew ray propagation in the optical system results in a clockwise propagation of the ray in the 2D plot.

The $$yybar$$ provides an intuitive and practical means to developing a first-order optical solution for the optical design of imaging forming instrumentation.

OPTICAL SYSTEM PROPERTIES

DESIGN SAMPLE