Fat rays revisited: a synthesis of physical and geometrical optics with Gaußlets

Alan W. Greynolds

doi:10.1117/12.2073087

17 December 2014 Fat rays revisited: a synthesis of physical and geometrical optics with Gauβlets

Alan W. Greynolds

Proceedings Volume 9293, International Optical Design Conference 2014; 92931U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073087
Event: International Optical Design Conference, 2014, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, United States

Abstract

Decomposed into Gauβlets (Gaussian beamlets or “fat rays”), a diffracting wavefield can be propagated through an optical system by simple ray tracing. As an update to a 1990 ILDC presentation, the method’s progress since then is covered along with new comparisons against more precise solutions.

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Alan W. Greynolds "Fat rays revisited: a synthesis of physical and geometrical optics with Gauβlets", Proc. SPIE 9293, International Optical Design Conference 2014, 92931U (17 December 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073087

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