aspheric

Definition: Lenses with one or more surfaces which are not spherical i.e. part of a sphere. * Used in higher-quality optics and increasingly in consumer-grade optics to correct aberrations which would be otherwise impossible or need many more elements. * Difficult to make: may be moulded from precision mould or ground using special processes.

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