Accession Number:

ADA621669

Title:

New Methods for Design and Computation of Freeform Optics

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 May 2012-30 Apr 2015

Corporate Author:

EMORY UNIV ATLANTA GA

Personal Author(s):

• Oliker, Vladimir

Report Date:

2015-07-09

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

Optical devices utilizing freeform optical surfaces must be used when the light sources andor targets and input andor output radiation patterns lack special symmetries. In these cases traditional designs constrained by use of a particular symmetry may lead to highly energy inefficient devices. Freeform lenses and mirrors are surfaces designed without any a priori assumed symmetry. Under this effort a unified and rigorous approach to solving wide classes of optical design problems requiring freeform optical surfaces has been developed. Computational methods for such problems have also been introduced and tested.

Descriptors:

• *NONLINEAR OPTICS
• ENERGY
• LIGHT SOURCES
• MASS TRANSFER
• MIRRORS
• OPTICAL LENSES
• OPTICAL MATERIALS
• OPTICAL PROPERTIES
• OPTIMIZATION
• PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
• RADIATION PATTERNS
• VALIDATION

Subject Categories:

• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE