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5 January 1984 Connections And Transitions Between Imaging And Nonimaging Optics
W T Welford
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Abstract
The design of nonimaging systems has been based so far on a few principles without an elaborate superstructure of theory such as is found in conventional optical design. The relationships between the two disciplines are discussed.
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W T Welford "Connections And Transitions Between Imaging And Nonimaging Optics", Proc. SPIE 0441, Intl Conf on Nonimaging Concentrators, (5 January 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937686
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KEYWORDS
Solar concentrators

Nonimaging optics

Geometrical optics

Imaging systems

Optical design

Ray tracing

Compound parabolic concentrators

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