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Effects of thermal gradients on total internal reflection corner cubes |
Applied Optics, Vol. 51, Issue 36, pp. 8793-8799 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.008793
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Abstract
Uncoated corner cube retroreflectors (CCRs) operating via total internal reflection (TIR) are less susceptible to internal heating than their metal-coated analogs, lacking an absorber on the rear surface. Even so, environments that induce differential heating within the CCR will result in thermal lensing of the incident wavefront, introducing aberrations that will generally reduce the central irradiance of the polarization-sensitive far-field diffraction pattern (FFDP). In this paper, we characterize the sensitivity of TIR CCRs to axial and radial thermal gradients. We present simulated FFDPs for key input polarizations and incidence angles and provide a generalized analytic model that approximates the behavior of the central irradiance as temperature differences are introduced.
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OCIS Codes
(220.1010) Optical design and fabrication : Aberrations (global)
(260.1960) Physical optics : Diffraction theory
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
(260.6970) Physical optics : Total internal reflection
(350.6830) Other areas of optics : Thermal lensing
(260.2710) Physical optics : Inhomogeneous optical media
ToC Category:
Physical Optics
History
Original Manuscript: August 31, 2012
Revised Manuscript: November 21, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: November 23, 2012
Published: December 20, 2012
Citation
Scott D. Goodrow and Thomas W. Murphy, "Effects of thermal gradients on total internal reflection corner cubes," Appl. Opt. 51, 8793-8799 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-51-36-8793
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