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Optica, Optics Express, 7(29), p. 10346, 2021

DOI: 10.1364/oe.414405

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Correction of resonant optical scanner dynamic aberrations using nodal aberration theory

Journal article published in 2021 by Xiaojing Huang ORCID, Alfredo Dubra ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

The rapid oscillation of galvanometric resonant optical scanners introduces linear astigmatism that degrades transverse resolution, and in confocal systems, also reduces signal [V. Akondi et al., Optica 7, 1506, 2020]. Here, we demonstrate correction of this aberration by tilting reflective or refractive optical elements for a single vergence or a vergence range, with and without the use of an adaptive wavefront corrector such as a deformable mirror. The approach, based on nodal aberration theory, can generate any desired third order aberration that results from tilting or decentering optical surfaces.