Most imaging systems face the problem of spherical aberration when trying to focus light on an image plane. A Mangin mirror, which is a mirror with a positive focal length (concave shape for mirrors) when placed alongside a lens with negative meniscus, is known to resolve for spherical aberration.
Figure 1. Mangin mirror with a negative meniscus lens in blue color and the mirror in red color. (Source: Wikipedia)
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