Wavefront and caustics of a plane wave refracted by an arbitrary surface
JOSA A, Vol. 25, Issue 9, pp. 2370-2382 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.25.002370
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Abstract
A simple expression is given for the k-function associated with the general solution of Stavroudis to the eikonal equation for refraction or reflection of a plane wave from an arbitrary surface. Using this result, we specialize the solution to derive analytic expressions for the wavefront and caustic surfaces after refraction of a plane wave from any rotationally symmetric surface. The method is applied to evaluating and comparing the wavefront and caustic surfaces formed both by a planospherical lens and a planoaspheric lens used for laser beam shaping, which provides understanding of how the irradiance is redistributed over a beam as the wavefront folds back on itself within the focal region.
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OCIS Codes
(080.0080) Geometric optics : Geometric optics
(080.2720) Geometric optics : Mathematical methods (general)
(080.2740) Geometric optics : Geometric optical design
ToC Category:
Geometric Optics
History
Original Manuscript: April 28, 2008
Revised Manuscript: July 3, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: July 27, 2008
Published: August 25, 2008
Citation
David L. Shealy and John A. Hoffnagle, "Wavefront and caustics of a plane wave refracted by an arbitrary surface," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 25, 2370-2382 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-25-9-2370
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