TY - JOUR
T1 - Analogy between generalized Coddington equations and thin optical element approximation
AU - Golub, Michael A.
PY - 2009/5/1
Y1 - 2009/5/1
N2 - Local wavefront curvature transformations at an arbitrarily shaped optical surface are commonly determined by generalized Coddington equations that are developed here via a local thin optical element approximation. Eikonal distributions of the incident and refracted beams are calculated and related by an eikonal transfer function of a local thin optical element located in close proximity to a given point at a tangent plane of an optical surface. Main coefficients and terms involved in the generalized Coddington equations are derived and explained as a local nonparaxial generalization for the customary paraxial wavefront transformations.
AB - Local wavefront curvature transformations at an arbitrarily shaped optical surface are commonly determined by generalized Coddington equations that are developed here via a local thin optical element approximation. Eikonal distributions of the incident and refracted beams are calculated and related by an eikonal transfer function of a local thin optical element located in close proximity to a given point at a tangent plane of an optical surface. Main coefficients and terms involved in the generalized Coddington equations are derived and explained as a local nonparaxial generalization for the customary paraxial wavefront transformations.
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U2 - 10.1364/JOSAA.26.001235
DO - 10.1364/JOSAA.26.001235
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AN - SCOPUS:67249096213
SN - 1084-7529
VL - 26
SP - 1235
EP - 1239
JO - Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
JF - Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
IS - 5
ER -