Wavefront generated by reflection of a plane wave from a conic section

John A. Hoffnagle; David L. Shealy

doi:10.1117/12.796515

29 August 2008 Wavefront generated by reflection of a plane wave from a conic section

John A. Hoffnagle, David L. Shealy

Proceedings Volume 7060, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering IX; 70600V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796515
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We use the general solution of the eikonal equation due to Stavroudis to analyze the light propagation of an incident plane wave that is reflected off-axis from a surface of revolution generated by a conic section. Specifically, a general, explicit expression for the k-function associated with reflection of a plane wave is evaluated for the geometry of the off-axis conic mirror and the resulting k-function is used, following Stavroudis and coworkers, to evaluate the reflected wavefronts and caustic surfaces. This paper presents a new application of the k-function formalism to a practical configuration, without any simplifying rotational or translational symmetry, where the wavefronts and caustics in the focal region will be analyzed.

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John A. Hoffnagle and David L. Shealy "Wavefront generated by reflection of a plane wave from a conic section", Proc. SPIE 7060, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering IX, 70600V (29 August 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796515

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