• DocumentCode
    3017442
  • Title

    Design of Gradient Index (GRIN) Lens using Photonic Non-Crystals

  • Author

    Stellman, P. ; Kehan Tian ; Barbastathis, George

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We use analytical and numerical techniques to design a cylindrical lens with a gradient index of refraction. In our device, we design the desired index distribution by using a photonic crystal with slowly-varying lattice parameters.
  • Keywords
    finite difference time-domain analysis; gradient index optics; lattice constants; optical design techniques; photonic crystals; refractive index; Hamiltonian optics methods; finite-difference time-domain simulations; gradient index lens; index distribution; lattice parameters; optical design; photonic noncrystals; refractive index; Finite difference methods; Geometrical optics; Lattices; Lenses; Optical design; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453288
  • Filename
    4453288