Ultrahigh-numerical-aperture imaging concentrator

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1988-1997

  Benítez, Pablo ^a   MiɁano, Juan C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrator; High numerical aperture; Imaging; Nonimaging

Indexed keywords

IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT REFRACTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

MONOCHROMATIC ANALYSIS; NON IMAGING CONCENTRATOR; NUMERICAL APERTURE;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031210153     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.001988     Document Type: Article

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