UKIRT WFCAM - Optical Design

1.      Introduction

2.      Optical System

2.1     General Introduction

2.2     Description of the optical system

2.3     Optical Materials

2.4     Obscurations in the Optical System

2.5     Filters

3.      Optical System Performance

3.1     Focal Length/Pixel Scale

3.2     MTF

3.3     Encircled Energy

3.4     Distortion

3.5     Wavefront Error

4.      Optical Prescription

4.1     Optical Coordinate System

4.2     Baseline optical prescription

4.3     Clear apertures and component diameters

4.4     Corrector plate surface profile

4.5     Refocussing

4.6     Thermal effects