Image Processing Reference
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Chapter 2
Figure 2.8
Phase plots of the first 60 Zernike polynomials. The lowest-order polynomials
are in the lower left corner; increases occur in order toward the right.
Figure 2.9
A linear combination of several Zernike polynomials make a single, com-
plex wavefront.
In most optical systems, piston can be ignored as it represents a constant phase
shift in the pupil. However, piston is important in representing aberrations in an op-
