Simultaneous multiple surface optical design method in three dimensions

Optical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1489-1502

  Benítez, Pablo ^a   Minano, Juan C ^a   Blen, José ^a   Mohedano, Rubén ^a   Chaves, Júlio ^a   Dross, Oliver ^a   Hernández, Maikel ^a   Falicoff, Waqidi ^a  

^a Light Prescriptions Innovators Corporate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; WAVEFRONTS;

COMPACT OPTICS; FREE FORM SURFACES; NONIMAGING OPTICS; SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPLE SURFACE;

OPTICAL DESIGN;

EID: 4143101376     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1752918     Document Type: Article

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