Abstract
Aplanats were recently analyzed for the first time as maximum-performance light-transfer systems with radiative transfer approaching the thermodynamic limit. We present a fundamental categorization scheme that appears to subsume the full spectrum of aplanatic designs, illustrated for far-field dual-mirror concentrators and motivated by high-irradiance solar applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4926-4931 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Applied Optics |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 Sep 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering