Enhancing imaging systems using transformation optics

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 21238-21251

  Smith, David R ^a   Urzhumov, Yaroslav ^a   Kundtz, Nathan B ^a,b   Landy, Nathan I ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b Intellectual Ventures   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

BROAD BANDWIDTHS; CO-ORDINATE TRANSFORMATION; CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS; FISH-EYE LENS; FOCAL SURFACES; GRADIENT INDEXES; LOW LOSS; OPTICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; REFRACTIVE LENS; RELAY LENS; TRANSFORMATION OPTICS; ULTRA-WIDE; WAVE BEHAVIOR;

LENSES;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LENSES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77958013426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.021238     Document Type: Article

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