Optical design of inhomogeneous media to perfectly focus scalar wave fields

Pablo Benítez; Juan C. Miñano; Juan C. González

doi:10.1117/12.871026

9 September 2010 Optical design of inhomogeneous media to perfectly focus scalar wave fields

Pablo Benítez, Juan C. Miñano, Juan C. González

Proceedings Volume 7652, International Optical Design Conference 2010; 765222 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871026
Event: International Optical Design Conference 2010, 2010, Jackson Hole, WY, United States

Abstract

A method to design isotropic inhomogeneous refractive index distribution is presented, in which the scalar wave field solutions propagate exactly on an eikonal function (i.e., remaining constant on the Geometrical Optics wavefronts). This method is applied to the design of "dipole lenses", which perfectly focus a scalar wave field emitted from a point source onto a point absorber, in both two and three dimensions. Also, the Maxwell fish-eye lens in two and three dimensions is analyzed.

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Pablo Benítez, Juan C. Miñano, and Juan C. González "Optical design of inhomogeneous media to perfectly focus scalar wave fields", Proc. SPIE 7652, International Optical Design Conference 2010, 765222 (9 September 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871026

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