Geometric Ray Tracing of a Paraxial Lens

Abstract

The AESOP computer algebra ray tracing package has been updated to include geometric tracing of a paraxial lens. This document describes ray direction and optical path changes upon traversal of the ideal optical element known as a paraxial lens. This is simply an infinitely thin, aberration-free lens in the paraxial approximation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 23, 2004
Accession Number
ADA428762

Entities

People

  • Marc A. Murison

Organizations

  • United States Naval Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Focal Planes
  • Geometry
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Misalignment
  • Monitoring
  • Observatories
  • Ray Tracing
  • Rotation
  • Security
  • Spherical Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Optical Physics and Photonics.