Analytic free-form lens design for imaging applications with high aspect ratio

Descripción (resumen): 

A new three-dimensional analytic optics design method is presented that enables the coupling of three ray sets with only two free-form lens surfaces. Closely related to the Simultaneous Multiple Surface method in three dimensions (SMS3D), it is derived directly from Fermat’s principle, leading to multiple sets of functional differential equations. The general solution of these equations makes it possible to calculate more than 80 coefficients for each implicit surface function. Ray tracing simulations of these free-form lenses demonstrate superior imaging performance for applications with high aspect ratio, compared to conventional rotational symmetric systems.


Tipo publicación: 
Congress
Publicado en: 
Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XIII San Diego, CA, USA. Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8486 pp. 848609-848609-9
ISBN/ISSN: 
ISBN: 9780819492036
Ingeniería óptica
Fecha de Publicacion: 
Agosto 2012
Autores CeDInt: 
Otros Autores: 
F. Duerr ,Y. Meuret, H. Thienpont.