Special Section Guest Editorial: Freeform Optics

G. Groot Gregory; Craig Olson; Florian R. Fournier

doi:10.1117/1.OE.53.3.031301

10 March 2014 Special Section Guest Editorial: Freeform Optics

G. Groot Gregory, Craig Olson, Florian R. Fournier

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 53, Issue 3, 031301 (March 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.3.031301

Abstract

The use of freeform surfaces in optical system design has evolved from a largely theoretical concept into a fully fledged viable technology capable of solving previously intractable problems. The process of designing real systems with freeform optics, which are now commonly used in commercial optical systems, has been made possible through new developments in many areas, including the fundamental mathematics of shape description, advances in design methods, tolerancing techniques, and simulation tools. In particular, a major catalyst in opening this new practical solution space has been the availability of new manufacturing and testing methods.

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G. Groot Gregory, Craig Olson, and Florian R. Fournier "Special Section Guest Editorial: Freeform Optics," Optical Engineering 53(3), 031301 (10 March 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.3.031301

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