New ray-tracing method for radial gradient-index lenses

Florian Bociort; Jürgen Kross

doi:10.1117/12.142807

15 April 1993 New ray-tracing method for radial gradient-index lenses

Florian Bociort, Jürgen Kross

Proceedings Volume 1780, Lens and Optical Systems Design; 17800E (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.142807
Event: Optical Systems Design '92, 1992, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

A new method to derive algebraic formulae for tracing skew rays in radial gradient-index media is described. We obtained power series for the ray position and direction, optical path length, and coordinates of the intersection point of the curved ray with the spherical end surface of the GRIN lens. All these formulae include the effects of terms up to the eighth power of the radius in the refractive index distribution.

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Florian Bociort and Jürgen Kross "New ray-tracing method for radial gradient-index lenses", Proc. SPIE 1780, Lens and Optical Systems Design, 17800E (15 April 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.142807

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