Aberrations introduced by a lens made from a birefringent material

J P  Lesso; A J  Duncan; W  Sibbett; M J  Padgett

Aberrations introduced by a lens made from a birefringent material

J P Lesso, A J Duncan, W Sibbett, M J Padgett

School of Physics and Astronomy

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We incorporate an algorithm for ray tracing in birefringent media into a full ray-tracing package based on the Mathematica software application. To validate the package, we compare he calculated and observed wave-front aberration introduced. by an optical system that comprises lenses fabricated from birefringent material. Using the package, we calculate the influence of the lens shape factor on the aberrations associated with the e-ray polarization and show that it differs significantly from that of the o-ray polarization. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	592-598
Number of pages	7
Journal	Applied Optics
Volume	39
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2000

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RAY TRACING FORMULAS

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