Optical Ray Tracing In Finite Element Models

Nicolas A Roy; William B Haile

doi:10.1117/12.939281

5 January 1984 Optical Ray Tracing In Finite Element Models

Nicolas A Roy, William B Haile

Proceedings Volume 0450, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems I; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939281
Event: 1983 Cambridge Symposium, 1983, Cambridge, United States

Abstract

Finite element models are often used to predict the optical performance of a structure under a wide variety of conditions. A technique is described in this paper which couples the equations of optics to the finite element model. It assumes only that each optical lens or mirror is a rigid mass so that motion of the vertex defines motion of the element. Examples are drawn from the Space Telescope project.

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Nicolas A Roy and William B Haile "Optical Ray Tracing In Finite Element Models", Proc. SPIE 0450, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems I, (5 January 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939281

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