Lindlein N (2002)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2002
Publisher: Institute of Physics: Hybrid Open Access
Book Volume: 4
Pages Range: 1-9
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/4/4/351
The simulation of micro-optical systems, especially those including microlens arrays, is still a challenging task. There are of course traditional methods which can be applied under certain circumstances. This paper will discuss several geometrical optical and diffraction-based methods for the simulation of micro-optical systems. A simple paraxial geometrical optical matrix theory will be extended to the simulation of off-axis optical elements. Ray tracing will be used to model incoherent micro-optical systems. The propagation of Gaussian beams through off-axis optical systems using differential ray tracing will be discussed. The angular spectrum of plane waves will be used to propagate a scalar complex wave amplitude in free space simulating non-paraxial diffraction effects. Finally, a model will be proposed which combines ray tracing and wave propagation methods by converting a complex wave amplitude into rays and vice versa. In the case of wavefront warping a decomposition of the wave into elementary waves has to be performed. This combined model can take into account non-paraxial effects such as aberrations of optical elements and also diffraction effects.
APA:
Lindlein, N. (2002). Simulation of micro-optical systems including microlens arrays. Journal of Optics A-Pure and Applied Optics, 4, 1-9. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/4/4/351
MLA:
Lindlein, Norbert. "Simulation of micro-optical systems including microlens arrays." Journal of Optics A-Pure and Applied Optics 4 (2002): 1-9.
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