Wood lens design philosophy based on a binary additive manufacturing technique

Peter L. Marasco; Christopher Bailey

doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.4.040502

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25 April 2016 Wood lens design philosophy based on a binary additive manufacturing technique

Peter L. Marasco, Christopher Bailey

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Optical Engineering, 55(4), 040502 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.4.040502

Abstract

Using additive manufacturing techniques in optical engineering to construct a gradient index (GRIN) optic may overcome a number of limitations of GRIN technology. Such techniques are maturing quickly, yielding additional design degrees of freedom for the engineer. How best to employ these degrees of freedom is not completely clear at this time. This paper describes a preliminary design philosophy, including assumptions, pertaining to a particular printing technique for GRIN optics. It includes an analysis based on simulation and initial component measurement.

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Peter L. Marasco and Christopher Bailey "Wood lens design philosophy based on a binary additive manufacturing technique," Optical Engineering 55(4), 040502 (25 April 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.4.040502

Published: 25 April 2016

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