Beam shaping system based on polymer spherical gradient refractive index lenses

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7062, Issue , 2008, Pages 706214-

  Zahreddine, Ramzi N ^a   Lepkowicz, Richard S ^a   Buncl, Robert M ^a   Baer, Eric ^b   Hiltner, Anne ^b  

^a ROSE HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam shaping; Gaussian beam; Mapping; Optical design; Spherical grin; Uniform beam

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); LASER BEAMS; LASERS; LENSES; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SPHERES; TRELLIS CODES;

BEAM SHAPING; BEAM SHAPING SYSTEMS; DEGREE OF FREEDOMS; FABRICATION CONSTRAINTS; FLAT TOPS; GAUSSIAN; GRADIENT REFRACTIVE INDEX LENS; GRADIENT REFRACTIVE INDICES; GRIN LENS; HIGH TRANSMISSIONS; INDEX OF REFRACTIONS; INDEX RANGES; IRRADIANCE PROFILES; LARGE DIAMETERS; LASER BEAM SHAPING; LAYERED POLYMERS; MAKING PROCESS; MAPPING FUNCTIONS; MERIT FUNCTIONS; OUTPUT BEAMS; RADIUS OF CURVATURES; SPHERICAL GRIN; SYSTEM FEATURES; UNIFORM BEAM;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 57649110673     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.795001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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