On the Degrees of Freedom of Freeform Optics
Abstract:
We address here the problem of the number of freeform surfaces and the degrees-of-freedom they provide in optics design. We analyze the degrees-of-freedom lost when prescribing a mapping between object-and-image or source-and-receiver.
Publication type:
Dissertation by Invitation
Published in:
Imaging and Applied Optics: OSA Optics & Photonics Congress, Freeform Optics 2015. Arlington, Virginia United States
ISBN/ISSN:
ISBN: 978-1-943580-00-2
Publication date:
June 2015
CeDInt Authors:
Other Authors:
Jingfei Ye