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We describe a matrix method to calculate the nonlinear terms in the refraction of a ray. An ex{tiAmple involving a single elliptical refracting surface is provided.
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Lakshminarayanan, V., Varadharajan, S. (1997). Calculation of Aberration Coefficients: A Matrix Method. In: Lakshminarayanan, V. (eds) Basic and Clinical Applications of Vision Science. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 60. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5698-1_15
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