Stress birefringence modeling for lens design and photonics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4832, Issue , 2002, Pages 436-447

  Doyle, Keith B ^a   Hoffman, Jeffrey M ^b   Genberg, Victor L ^c   Michels, Gregory J ^c  

^a Optical Research Associates   (United States)

^b Optical Research Associates   (United States)

^c Sigmadyne Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CODE V; Finite element analysis; Mechanical stress; Polarization; SigFit; Stress birefringence

Indexed keywords

LENSES; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

CALCIUM FLUORIDE LENS; OPTOMECHANICAL SOFTWARE TOOL; PHOTONICS; POLARIZATION SENSITIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM; STRESS BIREFRINGENCE;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 0038688062     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.486447     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. CODE V® is a product of Optical Research Associates, Pasadena, CA
2. Doyle, K. B., Genberg, V. L., Michels, G. J., "Software Tools for Modeling Stress Birefringence", SPIE Vol. 414, Seattle, 2002.
3. SigFit is a product of Sigmadyne, Inc., Rochester, NY.
4. Ranalli, E. R. and Scott, B. A., "Wavelength Selective Switch," U.S. Patent No. 6,285,500 B1, September 4, 2001.