Tailored imaging optics for concentration and illumination at the thermodynamic limit

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    Abstract

    Purely imaging strategies can offer ultra-compact concentrators and illuminators both of which approach the thermodynamic limit to optical performance. The tailored optical surfaces are monotonic functions that can be expressed analytically, which can facilitate optimization studies as well as practical fabrication. Also referred to as aplanatic designs, devices with two smoothly contoured surfaces can compete with, and even exceed, the performance of high-flux nonimaging systems. We develop and analyze tailored imaging devices for two-stage reflector systems of varying numerical aperture, motivated by applications in solar concentration as well as light collimation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number16
    Pages (from-to)130-139
    Number of pages10
    JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume5529
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Dec 2004
    EventNonimaging Optics and Efficient Illumination Systems - Denver, CO, United States
    Duration: 2 Aug 20044 Aug 2004

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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