Title :
Illustrating amazing effects of optics with the computer
Author :
Anterrieu, Eric ; Perez, José-Philippe
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Astrophys. de Toulouse-Tarbes, Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
Optical systems may be complex to study, especially when they involve media with spatially varying refractive index. A fast, accurate and easy to use Matlab code for solving the iconal equation in such media is presented. It is used for ray-tracing the propagation of light in non-homogeneous media and illustrating some amazing effects in modern physics that cannot be brought to the attention of students without the aid of numerical simulations.
Keywords :
differential equations; light propagation; optical computing; ray tracing; refractive index; Matlab code; iconal equation; light propagation; nonhomogeneous media; numerical simulations; optical systems; ray-tracing; refractive index; Equations; Nonhomogeneous media; Numerical simulation; Optical computing; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Physics; Ray tracing; Refractive index; non-homogeneous media; optics; ray-tracing;
Conference_Titel :
Education Engineering (EDUCON), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6568-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6570-5
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2010.5492528
