Combinational system of a truncated ball lens and a hyperbolic lens for collimating a highly divergent source

We propose the use of a truncated ball lens in a collimating system to transform a spherical wave from a highly divergent source into a plane wave. The proposed scheme, which incorporates a hyperbolic lens, is discussed, and the overall system is found to have a large acceptance angle and to be free...

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Published in:Applied optics (2004) 2004-12, Vol.43 (35), p.6380-6383
Main Authors: Chen, Lee C, Low, Andy L Y, Chien, Su F
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We propose the use of a truncated ball lens in a collimating system to transform a spherical wave from a highly divergent source into a plane wave. The proposed scheme, which incorporates a hyperbolic lens, is discussed, and the overall system is found to have a large acceptance angle and to be free of spherical aberration. Diffraction and polarization effects are neglected, as well as skew rays.
ISSN:1559-128X
DOI:10.1364/AO.43.006380