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    The standard aspheric formula uses terms like Z, r, c, K, and Ax to define the depth or sag of an aspheric curve. Be aware that some designers incorrectly show the radius c instead of its reciprocal. Most designers use only even-order Ax terms from A2 to A20, but odd-order terms from A1 to A19 are also available. While the conic constant K was traditionally used to define simple parabolas and hyperbolas, the Ax terms can now define any surface. A spherical surface is defined when K=0 and all Ax terms are zero.

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    The standard aspheric formula uses terms like Z, r, c, K, and Ax to define the depth or sag of an aspheric curve. Be aware that some designers incorrectly show the radius c instead of its reciprocal. Most designers use only even-order Ax terms from A2 to A20, but odd-order terms from A1 to A19 are also available. While the conic constant K was traditionally used to define simple parabolas and hyperbolas, the Ax terms can now define any surface. A spherical surface is defined when K=0 and all Ax terms are zero.

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    The standard aspheric formula uses terms like Z, r, c, K, and Ax to define the depth or sag of an aspheric curve. Be aware that some designers incorrectly show the radius c instead of its reciprocal. Most designers use only even-order Ax terms from A2 to A20, but odd-order terms from A1 to A19 are also available. While the conic constant K was traditionally used to define simple parabolas and hyperbolas, the Ax terms can now define any surface. A spherical surface is defined when K=0 and all Ax terms are zero.

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    CRYSTRAN'S ROUGH GUIDE

    TO ASPHERIC SURFACES
    Equations used and the common pitfalls

    The standard aspheric formula is:


    cr 2
    Z= + A4 r 4 + A6 r 6 + A8r8+ A10r10 . . . .
    1 + 1 − (1 + K )c r 2 2

    Where:
    Z = Depth or “Sag” of the curve
    r = Distance from the centre
    c = Curvature ( =1/Radius)
    K = Conic constant
    Ax = Higher order terms

    Be aware that for some reason many designers show c as the Radius (R) and forget to show the reciprocal.
    This of course renders the equation obviously unworkable in most cases but it can catch you out. The Radius
    (R) does not represent the closest spherical surface, but the spherical surface from which the aspheric terms
    cause the curve to diverge from it, either shallower or deeper than the spherical curve. The closest or “best
    fit” spherical surface is the Radius which matches the aspheric sag at the largest useful diameter.

    Taking care to obey the sign conventions, the sag figure must be added to the lens centre thickness to derive
    the actual lens thickness at any point. Do not simply present sag data to the machinist, they are likely to
    generate to that figure and produce a lens with zero edge thickness.

    Most optical designers use only the even-order terms from A2 to A20, but should they be required the odd-
    order terms are available, for the profile only, from A1 to A19

    The conic constant K has traditionally been used to design the first aspheres; simple parabolas and
    hyperbolas. It is now largely redundant in the above equation as the Ax terms can define any surface. A
    spherical surface is defined by the above equation when K=0 and all Ax terms are zero.

    This listing represents the best of our understanding at present, and is not intended to be comprehensive. Crystran Ltd cannot be responsible for any problems
    caused by incorrect calculations as a result of using this data sheet.

    CRYSTRAN LTD
    1 Broom Road Business Park, Poole, Dorset, UK BH12 4PA
    TEL: +44 1202 307650 FAX +44 1202 307651
    Email: [email protected] www.crystran.co.uk  Crystran Ltd June 2005

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