Performance limitations of translationally symmetric nonimaging devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4446, Issue , 2001, Pages 201-220

  Bortz, John ^a   Shatz, Narkis ^a   Winston, Roland ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

tendue; Global optimization; Noether's theorem; Nonimaging optics; Skew invariant; Solar energy; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

NON-IMAGING DEVICES;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

EID: 0035760219     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.448806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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