On design of free-form refractive beam shapers, sensitivity to figure error, and convexity of lenses

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

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3067-3076

  Oliker, Vladimir ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

A-PRIORI; ASPHERICAL; BEAM CROSS SECTIONS; DESIGN EQUATIONS; FIGURE ERRORS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS APPROXIMATIONS; IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTIONS; OUTPUT RADIATIONS; REFRACTIVE BEAM SHAPERS; TWO-LENS OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

AVAILABILITY;

EID: 60949093756     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.003067     Document Type: Article

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