Title :
Performance evaluation of GRIN lenses by ray tracing method
Author :
Yoshida, Shuhei ; Horiuchi, Shuma ; Ushiyama, Zenta ; Yamamoto, Manabu
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ. of Sci., Noda, Japan
Abstract :
To manufacture a gradient index lens (GRIN lens), the radial distribution of refractive index must be formed in the direction of the radius inside the lens. However, with some manufacturing methods, the distribution is not perfectly radial but slightly distorted. In order to evaluate the performance of GRIN lenses, we used the ray tracing method to measure the modular transfer function (MTF).
Keywords :
gradient index optics; lenses; light refraction; optical transfer function; ray tracing; GRIN lenses; gradient index lens; modular transfer function; radial distribution; ray tracing; refractive index; Lenses; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2010 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7016-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2158-3234
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2010.5595686
