Rapid ray tracing in radial gradients
Applied Optics, Vol. 27, Issue 3, pp. 465-467 (1988)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.27.000465
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Abstract
Analytic ray-tracing formulas provide a rapid means of tracing rays, including skew rays, in a radial gradient. A fifth-order formula for the ray position and direction and a fourth-order formula for the optical path length give sufficiently accurate results for various applications.
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Citation
Erich W. Marchand, "Rapid ray tracing in radial gradients," Appl. Opt. 27, 465-467 (1988)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-27-3-465
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