Description of Spherical Aberration and Coma of a Microlens Using Vector Diffraction Theory (Postprint)

Abstract

Light distributions of a plane wave refracted by a microlens are calculated using Kirchhoff vector diffraction theory. Numerical results for one and two-dimensional beam profiles and the onset and effects of spherical aberration and coma are investigated for different lens parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA474957

Entities

People

  • Glen D. Gillen
  • Shekhar Guha

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Diffraction
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Focal Planes
  • Geometry
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Plane Waves
  • Refractive Index
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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