Abstract
This paper presents a closed-form solution to the sag of the Cartesian oval and an alternate iterative method for obtaining the sag. The emphasis is in providing a methodology for determining the sag and derivatives of a Cartesian surface for optical design, ray-tracing purposes. We verify our results by comparison of our solutions and by real ray tracing.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 168-175 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Optics (India) |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Aspheric surfaces
- Cartesian oval
- Optical design
- Ray tracing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics