spherical aberration

A simulation of spherical aberration (top to bottom: over-corrected by ½ wavelength, perfectly corrected, under-corrected; left to right: inside focus, perfectly focused, outside focus)

Noun

A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens.

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