Optical-Design Techniques For Polymer Optics

Richard M. Altman; John D. Lytle

doi:10.1117/12.959105

16 September 1980 Optical-Design Techniques For Polymer Optics

Richard M. Altman, John D. Lytle

Proceedings Volume 0237, 1980 International Lens Design Conference; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959105
Event: 1980 International Lens Design Conference, 1980, Oakland, United States

Abstract

While the optimization software employed in optical design has indirect knowledge of the nature of the medium, characterizing the material only in terms of refractive indices and dispersion coefficients, optimized real life optical systems should be quite different in glass and polymer materials. To achieve an optimum system in polymer optical materials, the computer optimization must be guided by one who understands the differences in physical and chemical properties of the materials and the implications of a totally different set of fabrication techniques. While some of these considerations fall outside the realm which is of interest to the lens designer, it may be worthwhile to examine some of those considerations which bear directly upon the raytrace optimization procedures and techniques.

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Richard M. Altman and John D. Lytle "Optical-Design Techniques For Polymer Optics", Proc. SPIE 0237, 1980 International Lens Design Conference, (16 September 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959105

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