Layered polymer GRIN lenses and their benefits to optical designs
At a Glance
Section titled âAt a Glanceâ| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2015-09-08 |
| Journal | Advanced Optical Technologies |
| Authors | Andrew Boyd, Michael Ponting, Howard Fein |
| Institutions | PolymerPlus (United States) |
| Citations | 5 |
Abstract
Section titled âAbstractâAbstract We discuss the findings of a recent optical design study into layered polymeric gradient index lenses (known as L-GRIN). A range of GRIN singlet lenses were designed for various aperture and field-of-view configurations. Their optical performance was compared to polymer diffractive lenses and glass-cemented doublets (both spherical and aspheric) designed to the same specification. We find that diamond-turned polymer GRIN lenses offer comparable performance to achromatic doublets and polymer diffractive hybrid elements over a significant aperture and field-of-view range. We also find that the correction potential of GRIN solutions is substantially increased when the bulk GRIN AbbĂ© value ( V 10 ) is negative, the GRIN distribution is radial, or the index range (Î N ) of the GRIN is increased significantly.