Solutions of the Monge-Ampere Equation for Freeform Optics to Transform Between Different Ideal Beam Distributions

P. D. Harrison; P. D. Harrison; P. Graham; C. Wreford; M.J.D Esser; N. Trela-McDonald

Optica Design and Fabrication Congress 2023 (IODC, OFT)
Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 2023),
paper JTh1C.4

Solutions of the Monge-Ampere Equation for Freeform Optics to Transform Between Different Ideal Beam Distributions

P. D. Harrison, P. Graham, C. Wreford, M.J.D Esser, and N. Trela-McDonald

Optical Fabrication and Testing 2023

Québec City, Québec Canada
4–8 June 2023
ISBN: 978-1-957171-22-7

From the session
Joint Session: Optical Fabrication and Design (JTh1C)

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Get PDF
Email
Share
Get Citation
Copy Citation Text
P. D. Harrison, P. Graham, C. Wreford, M. J. D. Esser, and N. Trela-McDonald, "Solutions of the Monge-Ampere Equation for Freeform Optics to Transform Between Different Ideal Beam Distributions," in Optica Design and Fabrication Congress 2023 (IODC, OFT), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 2023), paper JTh1C.4.

Export Citation
- BibTex
- Endnote (RIS)
- HTML
- Plain Text
Save article

Abstract

The Monge-Ampere equation is solved by finite differences to transform from Gaussian to other beam distributions with flat wavefronts. Also included are more challenging transformations from square to circular flat-top distributions.

PDF Article

More Like This

The Monge-Ampère Equation for Freeform Optics

J.H.M. ten Thije Boonkkamp, C.R. Prins, W.L. IJzerman, and T.W. Tukker
FTh3B.4 Freeform Optics (Freeform) 2015

The Monge-Ampére equation method in freeform optics design

Rengmao Wu, Pablo Benítez, and Juan C. Miñano
ITh4A.5 International Optical Design Conference (IODC) 2014

An approach to construct freeform surface by solving Monge-Ampere equation

Yu-Lin Tsai, Chin-Tien Wu, and Chung-Hao Tien
FW3A.1 Freeform Optics (Freeform) 2013