Lecture 3: Focusing, imaging, and the paraxial approximation

Name: Lecture 3: Focusing, imaging, and the paraxial approximation
Uploaded: 2011-03-17T20:49:20Z
Duration: 1 h 33 min 59 s
Description: Topics : Perfect focusing; paraboloidal reflector; ellipsoidal refractor; introduction to imaging; perfect on-axis imaging using aspheric lenses; imperfect imaging using spherical surfaces; paraxial approximation; ray transfer matrices. Instructors : George Barbastathis, Colin Sheppard

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Topics: Perfect focusing; paraboloidal reflector; ellipsoidal refractor; introduction to imaging; perfect on-axis imaging using aspheric lenses; imperfect imaging using spherical surfaces; paraxial approximation; ray transfer matrices.

Instructors: George Barbastathis, Colin Sheppard