Immersion graded index optics: theory, design, and prototypes.

ABSTRACT: Immersion optics enable creation of systems with improved optical concentration and coupling by taking advantage of the fact that the luminance of light is proportional to the square of the refractive index in a lossless optical system. Immersion graded index optical concentrators, that do not need to track the source, are described in terms of theory, simulations, and experiments. We introduce a generalized design guide equation which follows the Pareto function and can be used to create various immersion graded index optics depending on the application requirements of concentration, refractive index, height, and efficiency. We present glass and polymer fabrication techniques for creating broadband transparent graded index materials with large refractive index ranges, (refractive index ra

SUBMITTER: Vaidya N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9234043 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature