Optical wavefront matching as a multi-frequency compliment to transformation optics

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Abstract

The advent of Transformation Optics (TO) has led to a resurgence of interest in gradient-index (GRIN) optics. Furthermore, it has been noted that TO-derived lenses often possess better performance than those arrived at through more traditional GRIN design techniques. Due to the dispersive nature of optical materials, lenses are often combined into achromatic pairs to correct for chromatic aberrations. However, GRIN materials possess different dispersion behaviors than their homogeneous counterparts resulting in TO-derived solutions that only possess their intended behavior at the source design frequency. To mitigate this issue, a wavefront-matching (WFM) design paradigm is presented which overcomes this restriction and enables arbitrarily broadband transformations to be realized.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1601-1602
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781509028863
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 25 2016
Event2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Duration: Jun 26 2016Jul 1 2016

Publication series

Name2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings

Other

Other2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016
Country/TerritoryPuerto Rico
CityFajardo
Period6/26/167/1/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Radiation
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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